List of Formula One driver records

The World Championship of Drivers has been held since 1950. Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the World Championship since 1950: this includes the Indianapolis 500 from 1950–1960 (although it was not run to Formula One rules), and the 1952 and 1953 World Championship Grands Prix (which were run to Formula Two rules). Formula One races that were not qualification rounds for the World Championship are not included, and sprints are only included when specified.

Races entered and started edit

Drivers are considered to be entered into a race if they attempt to compete in at least one official practice session with the intent of participating in the race. These drivers are noted on the entry list for that race. A driver is considered to have started a race if they line up on the grid or at the pit lane exit for the start of the race. If a race is stopped and restarted, participation in any portion of the race is counted only if that portion was in any way counted towards the final classification (e.g. races stopped before the end of the leader's second lap were declared null and void prior to 2005).

Total entries edit

	Driver	Seasons	Entries
1	Fernando Alonso	2001, 2003–2018, 2021–2024	388
2	Kimi Räikkönen	2001–2009, 2012–2021	353
3	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2024	340
4	Rubens Barrichello	1993–2011	326
5	Jenson Button	2000–2017	309
6	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	308
7	Sebastian Vettel	2007–2022	300
8	Felipe Massa	2002, 2004–2017	272
9	Sergio Pérez	2011–2024	269
10	Riccardo Patrese	1977–1993	257
Source:^[1]^[2]

Total starts edit

	Driver	Seasons	Starts
1	Fernando Alonso	2001, 2003–2018, 2021–2024	385
2	Kimi Räikkönen	2001–2009, 2012–2021	349
3	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2024	340
4	Rubens Barrichello	1993–2011	322
5	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	306
5	Jenson Button	2000–2017	306
7	Sebastian Vettel	2007–2022	299
8	Felipe Massa	2002, 2004–2017	269
9	Sergio Pérez	2011–2024	265
10	Riccardo Patrese	1977–1993	256
Sources:^[3]^[4]^[5]

Youngest drivers to start a race edit

	Driver	Age	Place	Race
1	Max Verstappen	17 years, 166 days	Ret	2015 Australian Grand Prix
2	Lance Stroll	18 years, 148 days	Ret	2017 Australian Grand Prix
3	Oliver Bearman	18 years, 305 days	7th	2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
4	Lando Norris	19 years, 124 days	12th	2019 Australian Grand Prix
5	Jaime Alguersuari	19 years, 125 days	15th	2009 Hungarian Grand Prix
6	Mike Thackwell	19 years, 182 days	Ret	1980 Canadian Grand Prix
7	Ricardo Rodríguez	19 years, 208 days	Ret	1961 Italian Grand Prix
8	Fernando Alonso	19 years, 218 days	12th	2001 Australian Grand Prix
9	Esteban Tuero	19 years, 320 days	Ret	1998 Australian Grand Prix
10	Chris Amon	19 years, 324 days	Ret	1963 Belgian Grand Prix
10	Daniil Kvyat	19 years, 324 days	9th	2014 Australian Grand Prix
Sources:^[6]^[7]

Oldest drivers to enter a race edit

	Driver	Age	Place	Race
1	Louis Chiron	58 years, 277 days	DNQ	1958 Monaco Grand Prix
2	Luigi Platé	56 years, 0 days	DNQ	1950 Italian Grand Prix
3	Philippe Étancelin	55 years, 191 days	8th	1952 French Grand Prix
4	Arthur Legat	54 years, 232 days	Ret	1953 Belgian Grand Prix
5	Kurt Kuhnke	53 years, 96 days	DNQ	1963 German Grand Prix
6	Luigi Fagioli	53 years, 22 days	1st	1951 French Grand Prix
7	Piero Dusio	52 years, 330 days	DNQ	1952 Italian Grand Prix
8	Adolf Brudes	52 years, 293 days	Ret	1952 German Grand Prix
9	Hans Stuck	52 years, 260 days	14th	1953 Italian Grand Prix
10	Jack Ensley	52 years, 225 days	DNQ	1959 Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
Sources:^[6]^[7]

Oldest drivers to start a race edit

	Driver	Age	Place	Race
1	Louis Chiron	55 years, 292 days	6th	1955 Monaco Grand Prix
2	Philippe Étancelin	55 years, 191 days	8th	1952 French Grand Prix
3	Arthur Legat	54 years, 232 days	Ret	1953 Belgian Grand Prix
4	Luigi Fagioli	53 years, 22 days	1st	1951 French Grand Prix
5	Adolf Brudes	52 years, 293 days	Ret	1952 German Grand Prix
6	Hans Stuck	52 years, 260 days	14th	1953 Italian Grand Prix
7	Bill Aston	52 years, 127 days	Ret	1952 German Grand Prix
8	Clemente Biondetti	52 years, 16 days	Ret	1950 Italian Grand Prix
9	Louis Rosier	50 years, 274 days	5th	1956 German Grand Prix
10	Rudolf Schoeller	50 years, 98 days	Ret	1952 German Grand Prix
Source:^[6]^[7]

Most consecutive race entries edit

	Driver	Consecutive entries	Races
1	Rubens Barrichello	326	1993 South African – 2011 Brazilian
2	Sebastian Vettel	280	2007 Hungarian – 2021 Abu Dhabi
3	Lewis Hamilton	265	2007 Australian – 2020 Bahrain
4	David Coulthard	239	1995 Brazilian – 2008 Brazilian
5	Daniel Ricciardo	232	2011 British – 2022 Abu Dhabi
6	Valtteri Bottas	231	2013 Australian – 2024 Monaco (ongoing)
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	223	1997 Australian – 2009 Abu Dhabi
8	Fernando Alonso	219	2003 Australian – 2014 Abu Dhabi
8	Jenson Button	219	2005 European – 2016 Abu Dhabi
10	Mark Webber	217	2002 Australian – 2013 Brazilian
Source:^[8]

Most consecutive race starts edit

	Driver	Consecutive starts	Races
1	Lewis Hamilton	265	2007 Australian – 2020 Bahrain
2	Daniel Ricciardo	232	2011 British – 2022 Abu Dhabi
3	Nico Rosberg	206	2006 Bahrain – 2016 Abu Dhabi
4	Max Verstappen	193	2015 Australian – 2024 Monaco (ongoing)
5	Valtteri Bottas	192	2015 Malaysian – 2024 Monaco (ongoing)
6	Riccardo Patrese	187	1982 Belgian – 1993 Australian
7	Jenson Button	179	2005 French – 2015 Chinese
8	Fernando Alonso	176	2005 French – 2014 Abu Dhabi
9	David Coulthard	175	1995 Brazilian – 2005 Canadian
10	Rubens Barrichello	167	2002 German – 2011 Brazilian
Source:^[9]^[10]^[11]

Most races with a single constructor edit

	Driver	Constructor	Seasons	Entries	Starts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2013–2024	230	230
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1996–2006	181	179
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	2016–2024	170	170
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	2007–2009, 2014–2018	152	151
5	David Coulthard	McLaren	1996–2004	150	150
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	2006–2013	140	139
7	Jenson Button	McLaren	2010–2017	137	136
8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	2010–2016	136	136
9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1993–2001	133	131
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1976–1982, 1985–1986	132	132
Source:^[12]

Most races with a single engine manufacturer edit

	Driver	Engine	Seasons	Entries	Starts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2007–2024	340	340
2	Kimi Räikkönen‡	Ferrari	2007–2009, 2014–2021	211	209
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1996–2006	181	179
4	Fernando Alonso	Renault	2003–2006, 2008–2009, 2018, 2021–2022	171	170
5	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	2014–2021	160	159
6	David Coulthard	Mercedes	1996–2004	150	150
7	Emerson Fittipaldi	Ford Cosworth	1970–1980	148	143
8	Jenson Button	Honda	2003–2008, 2015–2017	145	142
9	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	2007–2008, 2015–2020	144	143
10	Felipe Massa‡	Ferrari	2006–2013	140	139
Source:^[13]

Notes

‡ Not counting Petronas engines that were rebadged Ferrari power units of earlier seasons.

Wins edit

Total wins edit

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Wins	Percentage
1	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2024	340	103	30.29%
2	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	308	91	29.55%
3	Max Verstappen	2015–2024	193	59	30.57%
4	Sebastian Vettel	2007–2022	300	53	17.67%
5	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	202	51	25.25%
6	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	162	41	25.31%
7	Fernando Alonso	2001, 2003–2018, 2021–2024	388	32	8.25%
8	Nigel Mansell	1980–1992, 1994–1995	192	31	16.15%
9	Jackie Stewart	1965–1973	100	27	27.00%
10	Jim Clark	1960–1968	73	25	34.25%
10	Niki Lauda	1971–1979, 1982–1985	177	25	14.12%
Sources:^[14]

Percentage wins (at least 15 entries) edit

	Driver	Seasons	Starts	Wins	Percentage
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950–1951, 1953–1958	51^{[N 2]}	24	47.06%
2	Alberto Ascari	1950–1955	32^{[N 3]}	13	40.63%
3	Jim Clark	1960–1968	72	25	34.72%
4	Max Verstappen	2015–2024	193	59	30.57%
5	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2024	340	103	30.29%
6	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	306	91	29.74%
7	Jackie Stewart	1965–1973	99	27	27.27%
8	Alain Prost	1980–1993	199	51	25.63%
9	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	161	41	25.47%
10	Stirling Moss	1951–1961	66	16	24.24%
Sources:^[14]^[15]

Most wins in a season edit

	Driver	Season	Wins	Races	Percentage
1	Max Verstappen	2023	19	22	86.36%
2	Max Verstappen	2022	15	22	68.18%
3	Michael Schumacher	2004	13	18	72.22%
3	Sebastian Vettel	2013	13	19	68.42%
5	Michael Schumacher	2002	11	17	64.71%
	Sebastian Vettel	2011		19	57.89%
	Lewis Hamilton	2014		19	57.89%
		2018		21	52.38%
		2019		21	52.38%
		2020		17	64.71%
Sources:^[16]

Highest percentage of wins in a season edit

	Driver	Season	Percentage	Races	Wins
1	Max Verstappen	2023	86.36%	22	19
2	Alberto Ascari	1952	75.00%	8	6
3	Michael Schumacher	2004	72.22%	18	13
4	Jim Clark	1963	70.00%	10	7
5	Sebastian Vettel	2013	68.42%	19	13
6	Max Verstappen	2022	68.18%	22	15
7	Juan Manuel Fangio	1954	66.67%	9	6
8	Michael Schumacher	2002	64.71%	17	11
8	Lewis Hamilton	2020	64.71%	17	11
10	Jim Clark	1965	60.00%	10	6
Sources:^[16]

Most consecutive wins edit

	Driver	Season(s)	Wins	Consecutive races won
1	Max Verstappen	2023	10	Miami, Monaco, Spanish, Canadian, Austrian, British, Hungarian, Belgian, Dutch, Italian
2	Sebastian Vettel	2013	9	Belgian, Italian, Singapore, Korean, Japanese, Indian, Abu Dhabi, United States, Brazilian
2	Max Verstappen	2023–2024	9	2023 Japanese, Qatar, United States, Mexico City, São Paulo, Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi 2024 Bahrain, Saudi Arabian
4	Alberto Ascari	1952–1953	7	1952 Belgian, French, British, German, Dutch, Italian 1953 Argentine^{[N 4]}
	Michael Schumacher	2004		European, Canadian, United States, French, British, German, Hungarian
	Nico Rosberg	2015–2016		2015 Mexican, Brazilian, Abu Dhabi 2016 Australian, Bahrain, Chinese, Russian
7	Michael Schumacher	2000–2001	6	2000 Italian, United States, Japanese, Malaysian 2001 Australian, Malaysian
8	Jack Brabham	1960	5	Dutch, Belgian, French, British, Portuguese
	Jim Clark	1965		Belgian, French, British, Dutch, German
	Nigel Mansell	1992		South African, Mexican, Brazilian, Spanish, San Marino
	Michael Schumacher	2004		Australian, Malaysian, Bahrain, San Marino, Spanish
	Lewis Hamilton	2014		Italian, Singapore, Japanese, Russian, United States
	Lewis Hamilton	2020		Eifel, Portuguese, Emilia Romagna, Turkish, Bahrain
	Max Verstappen	2022		French, Hungarian, Belgian, Dutch, Italian
Source:^[14]^[17]

Most consecutive wins from first race of season edit

	Driver	Season	Wins	Races
1	Nigel Mansell	1992	5	South African – San Marino
1	Michael Schumacher	2004	5	Australian – Spanish
3	Ayrton Senna	1991	4	United States – Monaco
	Michael Schumacher	1994		Brazilian – Monaco
	Nico Rosberg	2016		Australian – Russian
6	Damon Hill	1996	3	Australian – Argentine
6	Michael Schumacher	2000	3	Australian – San Marino
8	Juan Manuel Fangio	1957	2	Argentine – Monaco
	Jackie Stewart	1969		South African – Spanish
	Emerson Fittipaldi	1973		Argentine – Brazilian
	Niki Lauda	1976		Brazilian – South African
	Jacques Laffite	1979		Argentine – Brazilian
	Alain Prost	1982		South African – Brazilian
	Mika Häkkinen	1998		Australian – Brazilian
	Michael Schumacher	2001		Australian – Malaysian
	Jenson Button	2009		Australian – Malaysian
	Sebastian Vettel	2011		Australian – Malaysian
	Sebastian Vettel	2018		Australian – Bahrain
	Max Verstappen	2024		Bahrain – Saudi Arabian
Source:^[18]

Most wins in first championship season edit

	Driver	Season	Wins	Races won
1	Jacques Villeneuve	1996	4	European, British, Hungarian, Portuguese
1	Lewis Hamilton	2007	4	Canadian, United States, Hungarian, Japanese
3	Juan Manuel Fangio^{[N 5]}	1950	3	Monaco, Belgian, French
3	Giuseppe Farina^{[N 6]}	1950	3	British, Swiss, Italian
5	Johnnie Parsons	1950	1	Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
	Giancarlo Baghetti	1961		French
	Jackie Stewart	1965		Italian
	Clay Regazzoni	1970		Italian
	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970		United States
	Juan Pablo Montoya	2001		Italian
Source:^[19]

Notes

Bruce McLaren won the 1959 United States Grand Prix in the first season (1959) in which he drove a Formula One car, but he had entered in two championship races in the 1958 season, driving a Formula Two car on both occasions.

Youngest winners edit

(Only the first win for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Max Verstappen	18 years, 228 days	2016 Spanish Grand Prix
2	Sebastian Vettel	21 years, 73 days	2008 Italian Grand Prix
3	Charles Leclerc	21 years, 320 days	2019 Belgian Grand Prix
4	Fernando Alonso	22 years, 26 days	2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
5	Troy Ruttman	22 years, 80 days	1952 Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
6	Bruce McLaren	22 years, 104 days	1959 United States Grand Prix
7	Lewis Hamilton	22 years, 154 days	2007 Canadian Grand Prix
8	Kimi Räikkönen	23 years, 157 days	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
9	Robert Kubica	23 years, 184 days	2008 Canadian Grand Prix
10	Jacky Ickx	23 years, 188 days	1968 French Grand Prix
Source:^[20]

Oldest winners edit

(Only the last win for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Luigi Fagioli	53 years, 22 days	1951 French Grand Prix
2	Giuseppe Farina	46 years, 276 days	1953 German Grand Prix
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	46 years, 41 days	1957 German Grand Prix
4	Piero Taruffi	45 years, 219 days	1952 Swiss Grand Prix
5	Jack Brabham	43 years, 339 days	1970 South African Grand Prix
6	Sam Hanks	42 years, 321 days	1957 Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
7	Nigel Mansell	41 years, 97 days	1994 Australian Grand Prix
8	Lee Wallard	40 years, 264 days	1951 Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
9	Maurice Trintignant	40 years, 200 days	1958 Monaco Grand Prix
10	Graham Hill	40 years, 92 days	1969 Monaco Grand Prix
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Notes

Luigi Fagioli is the only World Championship race winner born in the 19th century.^[21]

Fewest races before first win edit

	Entry	Start	Driver	Race
1	1st race	1st race	Giuseppe Farina	1950 British Grand Prix
			Johnnie Parsons	1950 Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
			Giancarlo Baghetti	1961 French Grand Prix
4	2nd race	2nd race	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950 Monaco Grand Prix
4	2nd race	2nd race	Lee Wallard	1951 Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
6	3rd race	3rd race	Troy Ruttman	1952 Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
7	4th race		Bill Vukovich	1953 Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
			Tony Brooks^{[N 7]}	1957 British Grand Prix
		4th race	Jacques Villeneuve	1996 European Grand Prix
10	5th race		Pat Flaherty	1956 Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
			Emerson Fittipaldi	1970 United States Grand Prix
		5th race	José Froilán González	1951 British Grand Prix
		5th race	Clay Regazzoni	1970 Italian Grand Prix
Source:^[22]

Most races before first win edit

	Entry	Start	Driver	Race
1	194th race	190th race	Sergio Pérez	2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
2	151st race	150th race	Carlos Sainz Jr.	2022 British Grand Prix
3	132nd race	130th race	Mark Webber	2009 German Grand Prix
4	125th race	123rd race	Rubens Barrichello	2000 German Grand Prix
5	119th race	117th race	Jarno Trulli	2004 Monaco Grand Prix
6	115th race	113th race	Jenson Button	2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
7	111th race	111th race	Nico Rosberg	2012 Chinese Grand Prix
7	111th race	110th race	Giancarlo Fisichella	2003 Brazilian Grand Prix
9	110th race	110th race	Lando Norris	2024 Miami Grand Prix
10	99th race	96th race	Mika Häkkinen	1997 European Grand Prix
Sources:^[23]^[24]

Most races without a win edit

	Driver	Entries	Starts	Best result
1	Andrea de Cesaris	214	208	2nd
1	Nico Hülkenberg	214	211	4th
3	Nick Heidfeld	185	183	2nd
4	Romain Grosjean	181	179	2nd
5	Kevin Magnussen	172	171	2nd
6	Martin Brundle	165	158	2nd
7	Derek Warwick	162	147	2nd
8	Lance Stroll	153	151	3rd
9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	143	134	3rd
9	Eddie Cheever	143	132	2nd
Source:^[25]^[26]^[27]

Wins from farthest back on the starting grid edit

	Driver	Start pos.	Race
1	John Watson	22nd	1983 United States Grand Prix West
2	Bill Vukovich	19th	1954 Indianapolis 500
3	Rubens Barrichello	18th	2000 German Grand Prix
4	John Watson	17th	1982 Detroit Grand Prix
4	Kimi Räikkönen	17th	2005 Japanese Grand Prix
6	Jackie Stewart	16th	1973 South African Grand Prix
6	Michael Schumacher	16th	1995 Belgian Grand Prix
8	Fernando Alonso	15th	2008 Singapore Grand Prix^{[N 8]}
9	Bob Sweikert	14th	1955 Indianapolis 500
	Alan Jones		1977 Austrian Grand Prix
	Olivier Panis		1996 Monaco Grand Prix
	Johnny Herbert		1999 European Grand Prix
	Jenson Button		2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
	Lewis Hamilton		2018 German Grand Prix
	Max Verstappen		2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Source:^[28]

Most wins at the same Grand Prix edit

	Driver	Wins	Grand Prix	Seasons
1	Michael Schumacher	8	French Grand Prix	1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006
	Lewis Hamilton		Hungarian Grand Prix	2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
	Lewis Hamilton		British Grand Prix	2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
4	Michael Schumacher	7	Canadian Grand Prix	1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
	Michael Schumacher		San Marino Grand Prix	1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
	Lewis Hamilton		Canadian Grand Prix	2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
7	Alain Prost	6	Brazilian Grand Prix	1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990
	Alain Prost		French Grand Prix	1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
	Ayrton Senna		Monaco Grand Prix	1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
	Michael Schumacher		Belgian Grand Prix	1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002
			Spanish Grand Prix	1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
			Japanese Grand Prix	1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
			European Grand Prix	1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006
	Lewis Hamilton		United States Grand Prix	2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
			Chinese Grand Prix	2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
			Spanish Grand Prix	2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Source:^[29]

Most consecutive wins at the same Grand Prix edit

	Driver	Wins	Grand Prix	Seasons
1	Ayrton Senna	5	Monaco Grand Prix	1989 – 1993
1	Lewis Hamilton	5	Spanish Grand Prix	2017 – 2021
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	4	Argentine Grand Prix	1954 – 1957
	Jim Clark		Belgian Grand Prix	1962 – 1965
	Jim Clark		British Grand Prix	1962 – 1965
	Ayrton Senna		Belgian Grand Prix	1988 – 1991
	Michael Schumacher		Spanish Grand Prix	2001 – 2004
	Michael Schumacher		United States Grand Prix	2003 – 2006
	Lewis Hamilton		British Grand Prix	2014 – 2017
	Lewis Hamilton		United States Grand Prix	2014 – 2017
	Max Verstappen		Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	2020 – 2023 (ongoing)

Most wins without a World Championship edit

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Starts	Wins
1	Stirling Moss	1951–1961	67	66	16
2	David Coulthard	1994–2008	247	246	13
3	Carlos Reutemann	1972–1982	146	146	12
4	Rubens Barrichello	1993–2011	326	322	11
4	Felipe Massa	2002–2017	272	269	11
6	Ronnie Peterson	1970–1978	123	123	10
	Gerhard Berger	1984–1997	210	210
	Valtteri Bottas	2013–2024	231	230
9	Mark Webber	2002–2013	217	215	9
10	Jacky Ickx	1967–1979	122	116	8
10	Daniel Ricciardo	2011–2024	248	247	8
Source:^[30]

Most consecutive seasons with a win edit

	Driver	Seasons	Total
1	Michael Schumacher	1992–2006	15
1	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2021	15
3	Alain Prost	1981–1990	10
4	Ayrton Senna	1985–1993	9
4	Max Verstappen	2016–2024 (ongoing)	9
6	Nelson Piquet	1980–1987	8
7	Stirling Moss	1955–1961	7
	Jim Clark	1962–1968
	David Coulthard	1997–2003
10	Jackie Stewart	1968–1973	6
10	Sebastian Vettel	2008–2013	6
Sources:^[31]

Pole positions edit

Total pole positions edit

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Poles	Percentage
1	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2024	340	104	30.59%
2	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	308	68	22.08%
3	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	162	65	40.12%
4	Sebastian Vettel	2007–2022	300	57	19.00%
5	Max Verstappen	2015–2024	193	39	20.21%
6	Jim Clark	1960–1968	73	33	45.21%
6	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	202	33	16.34%
8	Nigel Mansell	1980–1992, 1994–1995	192	32	16.67%
9	Nico Rosberg	2006–2016	206	30	14.56%
10	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950–1951, 1953–1958	52	29	55.77%
Sources:^[32]

Percentage pole positions (at least 15 entries) edit

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Poles	Percentage
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950–1951, 1953–1958	52	29	55.77%
2	Jim Clark	1960–1968	73	33	45.21%
3	Alberto Ascari	1950–1955	33	14	42.42%
4	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	162	65	40.12%
5	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2024	340	104	30.59%
6	Stirling Moss	1951–1961	67	16	23.88%
7	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	308	68	22.08%
8	Max Verstappen	2015–2024	193	39	20.21%
9	Sebastian Vettel	2007–2022	300	57	19.00%
10	Charles Leclerc	2018–2024	133	24	18.05%
Source:^[32]

Most consecutive pole positions edit

	Driver	Poles	Races
1	Ayrton Senna	8	1988 Spanish – 1989 United States
1	Max Verstappen	8	2023 Abu Dhabi – 2024 Emilia Romagna
3	Ayrton Senna	7	1990 Spanish – 1991 Monaco
	Alain Prost		1993 South African – 1993 Canadian
	Michael Schumacher		2000 Italian – 2001 Brazilian
	Lewis Hamilton		2015 Monaco – 2015 Italian
7	Niki Lauda	6	1974 Dutch – 1974 Italian
	Ayrton Senna		1988 Brazilian – 1988 Detroit
	Ayrton Senna		1989 Belgian – 1989 Australian
	Nigel Mansell		1992 South African – 1992 Monaco
	Mika Häkkinen		1999 British – 1999 Italian
	Nico Rosberg		2015 Japanese – 2015 Abu Dhabi
	Lewis Hamilton		2016 United States – 2017 Chinese
Source:^[33]

Most consecutive pole positions from first race of season edit

	Driver	Season	Poles	Races
1	Alain Prost	1993	7	South African – Canadian
1	Max Verstappen	2024	7	Bahrain – Emilia Romagna
3	Ayrton Senna	1988	6	Brazilian – Detroit
3	Nigel Mansell	1992	6	South African – Monaco
5	Ayrton Senna	1989	5	Brazilian – United States
5	Mika Häkkinen	1999	5	Australian – Spanish
7	Ayrton Senna	1991	4	United States – Monaco
	Jacques Villeneuve	1997		Australian – San Marino
	Sebastian Vettel	2011		Australian – Turkish
	Lewis Hamilton	2015		Australian – Bahrain
Source:^[34]

Most pole positions at the same Grand Prix edit

	Driver	Poles	Grand Prix	Seasons
1	Lewis Hamilton	9	Hungarian Grand Prix	2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023
2	Ayrton Senna	8	San Marino Grand Prix	1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994
	Michael Schumacher		Japanese Grand Prix	1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
	Lewis Hamilton		Australian Grand Prix	2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
5	Michael Schumacher	7	Spanish Grand Prix	1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
	Michael Schumacher		Hungarian Grand Prix	1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005
	Lewis Hamilton		British Grand Prix	2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
	Lewis Hamilton		Italian Grand Prix	2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020
7	Ayrton Senna	6	Australian Grand Prix	1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993
	Ayrton Senna		Brazilian Grand Prix	1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994
	Michael Schumacher		Canadian Grand Prix	1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001
	Lewis Hamilton		Chinese Grand Prix	2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
			Canadian Grand Prix	2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017
			Belgian Grand Prix	2008, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020
			Spanish Grand Prix	2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
Sources:^[35]

Most consecutive pole positions at the same Grand Prix edit

	Driver	Poles	Grand Prix	Seasons
1	Ayrton Senna	7	San Marino Grand Prix	1985 – 1991
2	Lewis Hamilton	6	Australian Grand Prix	2014 – 2019
3	Michael Schumacher	5	Japanese Grand Prix	1998 – 2002
3	Michael Schumacher	5	Spanish Grand Prix	2000 – 2004
5	Stirling Moss	4	British Grand Prix	1955 – 1958
	Jim Clark		British Grand Prix	1962 – 1965
	Jim Clark		French Grand Prix	1962 – 1965
	Ayrton Senna		Australian Grand Prix	1988 – 1991
			Brazilian Grand Prix	1988 – 1991
			Italian Grand Prix	1988 – 1991
			Monaco Grand Prix	1988 – 1991
			Belgian Grand Prix	1988 – 1991
	Michael Schumacher		Malaysian Grand Prix	1999 – 2002
	Sebastian Vettel		Japanese Grand Prix	2009 – 2012
	Lewis Hamilton		Italian Grand Prix	2014 – 2017
			Malaysian Grand Prix	2014 – 2017
			British Grand Prix	2015 – 2018
	Max Verstappen		Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	2020 – 2023 (ongoing)

Most pole positions in a season edit

	Driver	Season	Races	Poles	WDC
1	Sebastian Vettel	2011	19	15	1st
2	Nigel Mansell	1992	16	14	1st
3	Ayrton Senna	1988	16	13	1st
	Ayrton Senna	1989	16		2nd
	Alain Prost	1993	16		1st
6	Lewis Hamilton	2016	21	12	2nd
6	Max Verstappen	2023	22	12	1st
8	Mika Häkkinen	1999	16	11	1st
	Michael Schumacher	2001	17		1st
	Nico Rosberg	2014	19		2nd
	Lewis Hamilton	2015	19		1st
		2017	20		1st
		2018	21		1st
Sources:^[36]^[37]

Highest percentage of pole positions in a season edit

	Driver	Season	Races	Poles	Percentage
1	Nigel Mansell	1992	16	14	87.50%
2	Ayrton Senna	1988	16	13	81.25%
	Ayrton Senna	1989	16	13
	Alain Prost	1993	16	13
5	Sebastian Vettel	2011	19	15	78.95%
6	Juan Manuel Fangio	1956	8	6	75.00%
7	Jim Clark	1963	10	7	70.00%
8	Mika Häkkinen	1999	16	11	68.75%
9	Alberto Ascari	1953	9	6	66.67%
9	Jim Clark	1962	9	6	66.67%
Source:^[36]

Youngest polesitters edit

(Only the first pole position for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Sebastian Vettel	21 years, 72 days	2008 Italian Grand Prix
2	Charles Leclerc	21 years, 165 days	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
3	Fernando Alonso	21 years, 236 days	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
4	Max Verstappen	21 years, 307 days	2019 Hungarian Grand Prix
5	Lando Norris	21 years, 316 days	2021 Russian Grand Prix
6	Lance Stroll	22 years, 16 days	2020 Turkish Grand Prix
7	Rubens Barrichello	22 years, 97 days	1994 Belgian Grand Prix
8	Lewis Hamilton	22 years, 153 days	2007 Canadian Grand Prix
9	Andrea de Cesaris	22 years, 308 days	1982 United States Grand Prix West
10	Nico Hülkenberg	23 years, 79 days	2010 Brazilian Grand Prix
Source:^[20]

Oldest polesitters edit

(Only the last pole position for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Giuseppe Farina	47 years, 79 days	1954 Argentine Grand Prix
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	46 years, 209 days	1958 Argentine Grand Prix
3	Jack Brabham	44 years, 17 days	1970 Spanish Grand Prix
4	Mario Andretti	42 years, 196 days	1982 Italian Grand Prix
5	Nigel Mansell	41 years, 97 days	1994 Australian Grand Prix
6	Carlos Reutemann	39 years, 188 days	1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
7	Graham Hill	39 years, 156 days	1968 British Grand Prix
8	Kimi Räikkönen	38 years, 319 days	2018 Italian Grand Prix
9	Fred Agabashian	38 years, 283 days	1952 Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
10	Alain Prost	38 years, 241 days	1993 Japanese Grand Prix
Source:^[38]

Notes

Michael Schumacher was aged 43 years, 144 days when he set the fastest time in qualifying for the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix; he did not start the race from pole position due to a 5-place grid penalty incurred from the previous race, the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix.

Most races before first pole position edit

	Entry	Driver	Race
1	219th race	Sergio Pérez	2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
2	151st race	Carlos Sainz Jr.	2022 British Grand Prix
3	141st race	Kevin Magnussen	2022 São Paulo Grand Prix
4	132nd race	Mark Webber	2009 German Grand Prix
5	119th race	Jarno Trulli	2004 Monaco Grand Prix
6	116th race	Thierry Boutsen	1990 Hungarian Grand Prix
7	111th race	Nico Rosberg	2012 Chinese Grand Prix
8	94th race	Daniel Ricciardo	2016 Monaco Grand Prix
8	94th race	Mika Häkkinen	1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix
10	93rd race	Max Verstappen	2019 Hungarian Grand Prix
Source:^[39]

Most races without a pole position edit

	Driver	Entries	Starts	Best grid position
1	Romain Grosjean	181	179	2nd
2	Martin Brundle	165	158	3rd
2	Johnny Herbert	165	160	4th
4	Derek Warwick	162	147	3rd
5	Olivier Panis	158	157	3rd
6	Eddie Irvine	148	147	2nd
7	Eddie Cheever	143	132	2nd
8	Esteban Ocon	141	141	3rd
9	Pierre Gasly	138	138	2nd
10	Adrian Sutil	128	128	2nd
Source:^[26]^[40]

Most consecutive seasons with a pole position edit

	Driver	Years	Seasons
1	Lewis Hamilton	15	2007–2021
2	Michael Schumacher	13	1994–2006
3	Ayrton Senna	10	1985–1994
4	Nelson Piquet	8	1980–1987
5	Stirling Moss	7	1955–1961
5	Jim Clark	7	1962–1968
7	Juan Manuel Fangio	6	1953–1958
	Alain Prost		1981–1986
	Kimi Räikkönen		2003–2008
	Sebastian Vettel		2008–2013
	Max Verstappen		2019–2024 (ongoing)
Source:^[41]

Most front rows edit

	Driver	Entries	Poles	Front rows	Percentage
1	Lewis Hamilton	340	104	175	51.47%
2	Michael Schumacher	308	68	114	37.01%
3	Sebastian Vettel	300	57	101	33.67%
4	Ayrton Senna	162	65	86	53.09%
5	Alain Prost	202	33	85	42.08%
6	Max Verstappen	193	39	65	33.68%
7	Nico Rosberg	206	30	59	28.64%
8	Nigel Mansell	191	32	56	29.32%
10	Juan Manuel Fangio	52	29	48	92.31%
10	Jim Clark	73	33	48	65.75%
Sources:^[42]

Fastest laps edit

Total fastest laps edit

	Driver	Entries	Fastest laps	Percentage
1	Michael Schumacher	308	77	25.00%
2	Lewis Hamilton	340	66	19.41%
3	Kimi Räikkönen	353	46	13.03%
4	Alain Prost	202	41	20.30%
5	Sebastian Vettel	300	38	12.67%
6	Max Verstappen	193	32	16.58%
7	Nigel Mansell	192	30	15.63%
8	Jim Clark	73	28	38.36%
9	Mika Häkkinen	165	25	15.15%
9	Fernando Alonso	388	25	6.44%
Source:^[43]^[24]

Percentage fastest laps (at least 15 starts) edit

	Driver	Seasons	Starts	Fastest laps	Percentage
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950–1951, 1953–1958	51	23	45.10%
2	Jim Clark	1960–1968	72	28	38.89%
3	Alberto Ascari	1950–1955	32	12	37.50%
4	Stirling Moss	1951–1961	66	19	28.79%
5	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	306	77	25.16%
6	José Froilán González	1950–1957, 1960	26	6	23.08%
7	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	199	41	20.60%
8	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2024	340	66	19.41%
9	Max Verstappen	2015–2024	193	32	16.58%
10	Damon Hill	1992–1999	115	19	16.52%
Source:^[43]

Most consecutive fastest laps edit

	Driver	Fastest laps	Races
1	Alberto Ascari	7	1952 Belgian – 1953 Argentine
2	Kimi Räikkönen	6	2008 Spanish – 2008 British
3	Michael Schumacher	5	2004 Bahrain – 2004 European
4	Jackie Stewart	4	1969 Monaco – 1969 British
	Gilles Villeneuve		1979 South African – 1979 Belgian
	Nigel Mansell		1991 Canadian – 1991 British
	Kimi Räikkönen		2005 French – 2005 Hungarian
Source:^[44]

Notes

This table deliberately only goes down to 4th place and 4 consecutive fastest laps because more than 20 drivers have set 3 consecutive fastest laps.

Most fastest laps in a season edit

	Driver	Season	Races	Fastest laps	Percentage	WDC
1	Michael Schumacher	2004	18	10	55.56%	1st
	Kimi Räikkönen	2008	18		55.56%	3rd
	Kimi Räikkönen	2005	19		52.63%	2nd
4	Mika Häkkinen	2000	17	9	52.94%	2nd
4	Max Verstappen	2023	22	9	40.91%	1st
6	Nigel Mansell	1992	16	8	50.00%	1st
	Michael Schumacher	1994	16		50.00%	1st
	Michael Schumacher	1995	17		47.06%	1st
	Lewis Hamilton	2015	19		42.11%	1st
10	Nelson Piquet	1986	16	7	43.75%	3rd
	Alain Prost	1988	16		43.75%	2nd
	Michael Schumacher	2002	17		41.18%	1st
	Michael Schumacher	2006	18		38.89%	2nd
	Mark Webber	2011	19		36.84%	3rd
	Sebastian Vettel	2013	19		36.84%	1st
	Lewis Hamilton	2014	19		36.84%	1st
	Lewis Hamilton	2017	20		35.00%	1st
	Valtteri Bottas	2018	21		33.33%	5th
Source:^[45]

Highest percentage of fastest laps in a season edit

	Driver	Season	Races	Fastest laps	Percentage
1	Alberto Ascari	1952	8	6	75.00%
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	1951	8	5	62.50%
3	Jim Clark	1963	10	6	60.00%
3	Jim Clark	1965	10	6	60.00%
5	Jim Clark	1962	9	5	55.56%
	Michael Schumacher	2004	18	10
	Kimi Räikkönen	2008	18	10
8	Mika Häkkinen	2000	17	9	52.94%
9	Kimi Räikkönen	2005	19	10	52.63%
10	Juan Manuel Fangio	1956	8	4	50.00%
	Nigel Mansell	1992	16	8
	Michael Schumacher	1994	16	8
Source:^[45]

Youngest drivers to set a fastest lap edit

(Only the first fastest lap for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Max Verstappen	19 years, 44 days	2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
2	Lando Norris	20 years, 235 days	2020 Austrian Grand Prix
3	Nico Rosberg	20 years, 258 days	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
4	Charles Leclerc	21 years, 166 days	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
5	Esteban Gutiérrez	21 years, 280 days	2013 Spanish Grand Prix
6	Fernando Alonso	21 years, 321 days	2003 Canadian Grand Prix
7	Bruce McLaren	21 years, 322 days	1959 British Grand Prix
8	Sebastian Vettel	21 years, 353 days	2009 British Grand Prix
9	Daniil Kvyat	22 years, 19 days	2016 Spanish Grand Prix
10	Lewis Hamilton	22 years, 91 days	2007 Malaysian Grand Prix
Source:^[46]

Oldest drivers to set a fastest lap edit

(Only the last fastest lap for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	46 years, 209 days	1958 Argentine Grand Prix
2	Piero Taruffi	45 years, 219 days	1952 Swiss Grand Prix
3	Giuseppe Farina	44 years, 321 days	1951 Italian Grand Prix
4	Jack Brabham	44 years, 107 days	1970 British Grand Prix
5	Luigi Villoresi	44 years, 22 days	1953 Dutch Grand Prix
6	Karl Kling	43 years, 319 days	1954 German Grand Prix
7	Michael Schumacher	43 years, 201 days	2012 German Grand Prix
8	Fernando Alonso	42 years, 266 days	2024 Chinese Grand Prix
9	Paul Russo	42 years, 50 days	1956 Indianapolis 500
10	Maurice Trintignant	42 years, 43 days	1959 United States Grand Prix
Source:^[46]

Most races before first fastest lap edit

	Entry	Driver	Race
1	203rd race	Jarno Trulli	2009 Bahrain Grand Prix
2	155th race	Jenson Button	2009 Malaysian Grand Prix
3	134th race	Nick Heidfeld	2008 Malaysian Grand Prix
4	131st race	Mark Webber	2009 Hungarian Grand Prix
5	114th race	Thierry Boutsen	1990 German Grand Prix
5	114th race	Rubens Barrichello	2000 Australian Grand Prix
7	104th race	Carlos Sainz Jr.	2020 Styrian Grand Prix
8	92nd race	Mika Häkkinen	1997 Italian Grand Prix
9	89th race	Keke Rosberg	1985 French Grand Prix
10	86th race	Eddie Irvine	1999 Canadian Grand Prix
Source:^[47]

Most races without a fastest lap edit

	Driver	Entries	Starts
1	Martin Brundle	165	158
1	Johnny Herbert	165	160
3	Olivier Panis	158	157
4	Lance Stroll	153	151
5	Eddie Cheever	143	132
6	Esteban Ocon	141	141
7	Pierluigi Martini	124	119
8	Mika Salo	111	109
9	Philippe Alliot	116	109
10	Elio de Angelis	110	108
Source:^[48]

Most fastest laps at the same Grand Prix edit

	Driver	Fastest laps	Grand Prix	Seasons
1	Nigel Mansell	7	British Grand Prix	1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
	Michael Schumacher		Spanish Grand Prix	1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004
	Lewis Hamilton		Italian Grand Prix	2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020
4	Alain Prost	6	Belgian Grand Prix	1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993
	Michael Schumacher		European Grand Prix	1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
	Kimi Räikkönen		Australian Grand Prix	2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2017
7	Stirling Moss	5	British Grand Prix	1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959
	Jim Clark		Dutch Grand Prix	1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967
	David Coulthard		French Grand Prix	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
	Michael Schumacher		Australian Grand Prix	1992, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2004
			San Marino Grand Prix	1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005
			Monaco Grand Prix	1994, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006
			French Grand Prix	1993, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2006
			Brazilian Grand Prix	1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2006
			German Grand Prix	1993, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2012
	Sebastian Vettel		United States Grand Prix	2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
	Lewis Hamilton		Spanish Grand Prix	2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019
	Lewis Hamilton		British Grand Prix	2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022
Source:^[49]

Most consecutive fastest laps at the same Grand Prix edit

	Driver	Fastest laps	Grand Prix	Seasons
1	Nigel Mansell	7	British Grand Prix	1986 – 1992
2	David Coulthard	5	French Grand Prix	1998 – 2002
3	Stirling Moss	4	British Grand Prix	1954 – 1957
4	Alberto Ascari	3	British Grand Prix	1952 – 1954
	Juan Manuel Fangio		Monaco Grand Prix	1955 – 1957
	Phil Hill		Italian Grand Prix	1958 – 1960
	Jim Clark		Dutch Grand Prix	1963 – 1965
	Jim Clark		United States Grand Prix	1962 – 1964
	Alain Prost		Belgian Grand Prix	1985 – 1987
	Gerhard Berger		Portuguese Grand Prix	1987 – 1989
	Nigel Mansell		French Grand Prix	1990 – 1992
	Damon Hill		British Grand Prix	1993 – 1995
	Michael Schumacher		Brazilian Grand Prix	1993 – 1995
			Canadian Grand Prix	1993 – 1995
			San Marino Grand Prix	2003 – 2005
			Monaco Grand Prix	2004 – 2006
	Mika Häkkinen		Monaco Grand Prix	1998 – 2000
	Sebastian Vettel		United States Grand Prix	2012 – 2014
	Lewis Hamilton		Italian Grand Prix	2013 – 2015
	Lewis Hamilton		Italian Grand Prix	2018 – 2020
	Max Verstappen		Austrian Grand Prix	2021 – 2023

Most consecutive seasons with a fastest lap edit

	Driver	Years	Seasons
1	Michael Schumacher	15	1992–2006
1	Lewis Hamilton	15	2010–2024 (ongoing)
3	Alain Prost	11	1981–1991
3	Sebastian Vettel	11	2009–2019
5	Max Verstappen	9	2016–2024 (ongoing)
6	Stirling Moss	8	1954–1961
6	Nigel Mansell	8	1985–1992
8	Gerhard Berger	7	1986–1992
	Ayrton Senna		1987–1993
	Kimi Räikkönen		2002–2008
	Kimi Räikkönen		2012–2018
Source:^[50]

Podium finishes edit

Total podium finishes edit

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Podiums	Percentage
1	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2024	340	197	57.94%
2	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	308	155	50.32%
3	Sebastian Vettel	2007–2022	300	122	40.67%
4	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	202	106	52.48%
4	Fernando Alonso	2001, 2003–2018, 2021–2024	388	106	27.32%
6	Max Verstappen	2015–2024	193	104	53.89%
7	Kimi Räikkönen	2001–2009, 2012–2021	353	103	29.18%
8	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	162	80	49.38%
9	Rubens Barrichello	1993–2011	326	68	20.86%
10	Valtteri Bottas	2013–2024	231	67	29.00%
Source:^[51]

Percentage podium finishes (at least 15 starts) edit

	Driver	Seasons	Starts	Podiums	Percentage
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950–1951, 1953–1958	51	35	68.63%
2	Giuseppe Farina	1950–1955	33	20^{[N 9]}	60.61%
3	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2024	340	197	57.94%
4	José Froilán González	1950–1957, 1960	26	15	57.69%
5	Max Verstappen	2015–2024	193	104	53.89%
6	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	199	106	53.27%
7	Alberto Ascari	1950–1955	32	17	53.13%
8	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	306	155	50.65%
9	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	161	80	49.69%
10	Jim Clark	1960–1968	72	32	44.44%
Source:^[51]

Most podium finishes in a season edit

	Driver	Season	Races	Podiums	Percentage	WDC
1	Max Verstappen	2023	22	21	95.45%	1st
2	Max Verstappen	2021	22	18	81.82%	1st
3	Michael Schumacher	2002	17	17	100.00%	1st
	Sebastian Vettel	2011	19		89.47%	1st
	Lewis Hamilton	2015	19		89.47%	1st
		2016	21		80.95%	2nd
		2018	21		80.95%	1st
		2019	21		80.95%	1st
		2021	22		77.27%	2nd
	Max Verstappen	2022	22		77.27%	1st
Source:^[52]

Highest percentage of podium finishes in a season edit

	Driver	Season	Races	Podiums	Percentage
1	Michael Schumacher	2002	17	17	100.00%
2	Max Verstappen	2023	22	21	95.45%
3	Jim Clark	1963	10	9	90.00%
4	Sebastian Vettel	2011	19	17	89.47%
4	Lewis Hamilton	2015	19	17	89.47%
6	Alain Prost	1988	16	14	87.50%
7	Sebastian Vettel	2013	19	16	84.21%
7	Lewis Hamilton	2014	19	16	84.21%
9	Michael Schumacher	2004	18	15	83.33%
10	Michael Schumacher	2001	17	14	82.35%
10	Lewis Hamilton	2020	17	14	82.35%
Source:^[52]

Most consecutive podium finishes edit

	Driver	Season	Podiums	Races
1	Michael Schumacher	2001–2002	19	2001 United States – 2002 Japanese
2	Lewis Hamilton	2014–2015	16	2014 Italian – 2015 British
3	Fernando Alonso	2005–2006	15	2005 Turkish – 2006 Canadian
3	Max Verstappen	2022–2023	15	2022 Abu Dhabi – 2023 Italian
5	Sebastian Vettel	2010–2011	11	2010 Brazilian – 2011 British
5	Sebastian Vettel	2013	11	2013 German – 2013 Brazilian
7	Lewis Hamilton	2018–2019	10	2018 Brazilian – 2019 French
8	Jim Clark	1963	9	1963 Belgian – 1963 South African
	Niki Lauda	1975–1976		1975 Italian – 1976 Swedish
	Nelson Piquet	1987		1987 Monaco – 1987 Portuguese
	Michael Schumacher	2000–2001		2000 Hungarian – 2001 Brazilian
	Michael Schumacher	2004		2004 European – 2004 Italian
	Lewis Hamilton	2007		2007 Australian – 2007 British
	Lewis Hamilton	2018		2018 British – 2018 United States
	Nico Rosberg	2015		2015 Australian – 2015 British
	Nico Rosberg	2016		2016 Belgian – 2016 Abu Dhabi
	Max Verstappen	2023–2024		2023 Japanese – 2024 Saudi Arabian
Source:^[53]

Most consecutive podium finishes from first race of season edit

	Driver	Season	Podiums	Races
1	Michael Schumacher	2002	17	Australian – Japanese
2	Max Verstappen	2023	14	Bahrain – Italian
3	Fernando Alonso	2006	9	Bahrain – Canadian
	Lewis Hamilton	2007		Australian – British
	Lewis Hamilton	2015		Australian – British
	Sebastian Vettel	2011		Australian – British
	Nico Rosberg	2015		Australian – British
8	Nico Rosberg	2014	8	Australian – Austrian
8	Lewis Hamilton	2019	8	Australian – French
10	Niki Lauda	1976	7	Brazilian – Swedish
	Alain Prost	1988		Brazilian – French
	Michael Schumacher	1994		Brazilian – French
	Jenson Button	2009		Australian – Turkish
Source:^[54]

Youngest drivers to score a podium finish edit

(Only the first podium finish for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Place	Race
1	Max Verstappen	18 years, 228 days	1st	2016 Spanish Grand Prix
2	Lance Stroll	18 years, 239 days	3rd	2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
3	Lando Norris	20 years, 235 days	3rd	2020 Austrian Grand Prix
4	Sebastian Vettel	21 years, 73 days	1st	2008 Italian Grand Prix
5	Daniil Kvyat	21 years, 91 days	2nd	2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
6	Kevin Magnussen	21 years, 162 days	2nd	2014 Australian Grand Prix
7	Charles Leclerc	21 years, 166 days	3rd	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
8	Fernando Alonso	21 years, 237 days	3rd	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
9	Robert Kubica	21 years, 278 days	3rd	2006 Italian Grand Prix
10	Ralf Schumacher	21 years, 287 days	3rd	1997 Argentine Grand Prix
Source:^[55]

Oldest drivers to score a podium finish edit

(Only the last podium finish for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Place	Race
1	Luigi Fagioli	53 years, 22 days	1st	1951 French Grand Prix
2	Louis Chiron	50 years, 291 days	3rd	1950 Monaco Grand Prix
3	Felice Bonetto	49 years, 363 days	3rd	1953 Dutch Grand Prix
4	Piero Taruffi	48 years, 334 days	2nd	1955 Italian Grand Prix
5	Giuseppe Farina	48 years, 218 days	3rd	1955 Belgian Grand Prix
6	Juan Manuel Fangio	46 years, 76 days	2nd	1957 Italian Grand Prix
7	Karl Kling	44 years, 303 days	3rd	1955 British Grand Prix
8	Louis Rosier	44 years, 225 days	3rd	1950 Belgian Grand Prix
9	Luigi Villoresi	44 years, 120 days	3rd	1953 Italian Grand Prix
10	Jack Brabham	44 years, 107 days	2nd	1970 British Grand Prix
Source:^[56]

Most races before scoring a podium finish edit

	Entry	Start	Driver	Race
1	101st race	101st race	Carlos Sainz Jr.	2019 Brazilian Grand Prix
2	98th race	91st race	Martin Brundle	1992 French Grand Prix^{[N 10]}
3	73rd race	72nd race	Mika Salo	1999 German Grand Prix
4	70th race	67th race	Johnny Herbert	1995 Spanish Grand Prix
5	69th race	68th race	Jenson Button	2004 Malaysian Grand Prix
6	67th race	66th race	Pedro de la Rosa	2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
7	66th race	66th race	Esteban Ocon	2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
8	62nd race	60th race	Gianni Morbidelli	1995 Australian Grand Prix
9	58th race	57th race	Felipe Massa	2006 European Grand Prix
10	57th race	56th race	Mark Webber	2005 Monaco Grand Prix
Source:^[26]^[57]

Most races without scoring a podium finish edit

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Starts	Best result
1	Nico Hülkenberg	2010, 2012–2020, 2022–2024	214	211	4th
2	Adrian Sutil	2007–2011, 2013–2014	128	128	4th
3	Pierluigi Martini	1984–1985, 1988–1995	124	119	4th
4	Philippe Alliot	1984–1990, 1993–1994	116	109	5th
5	Pedro Diniz	1995–2000	99	98	5th
6	Marcus Ericsson	2014–2018	97	97	8th
7	Ukyo Katayama	1992–1997	97	95	5th
8	Jonathan Palmer	1983–1989	88	83	4th
9	Marc Surer	1979–1986	88	82	4th
10	Vitantonio Liuzzi	2005–2007, 2009–2011	81	80	6th
Source:^[58]^[59]^[60]

Most podium finishes before first win edit

	Driver	Podiums
1	Patrick Depailler	15
	Jean Alesi
	Mika Häkkinen
	Eddie Irvine
	Lando Norris
6	Richie Ginther	13
6	Jenson Button	13
8	Rubens Barrichello	12
9	Valtteri Bottas	11
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	11
Source:^[61]

Most podium finishes without a win edit

	Driver	Entries	Starts	Podiums
1	Nick Heidfeld	185	183	13
2	Stefan Johansson	103	79	12
3	Chris Amon	108	97	11
4	Romain Grosjean	181	179	10
5	Jean Behra	53	52	9
	Eddie Cheever	143	132
	Martin Brundle	165	158
8	Luigi Villoresi	34	31	8
9	Andrea de Cesaris	214	208	5
10	Derek Warwick	162	147	4
Source:^[26]^[62]^[63]

Most podium finishes without a World Championship edit

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Wins	Podiums
1	Rubens Barrichello	1993–2011	326	11	68
2	Valtteri Bottas	2013–2024	231	10	67
3	David Coulthard	1994–2008	247	13	62
4	Gerhard Berger	1984–1997	210	10	48
5	Carlos Reutemann	1972–1982	146	12	45
6	Mark Webber	2002–2013	217	9	42
7	Felipe Massa	2002, 2004–2017	272	11	41
8	Sergio Pérez	2011–2024	269	6	39
9	Riccardo Patrese	1977–1993	257	6	37
10	Charles Leclerc	2018–2024	133	6	35
Source:^[64]^[58]

Points edit

Throughout the history of the World Championship, the points-scoring positions and the number of points awarded to each position have varied, along with the number of events per season in which points could be scored.

Total career points edit

	Driver	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	4,681.5
2	Sebastian Vettel	3,098
3	Max Verstappen	2,755.5
4	Fernando Alonso	2,300
5	Kimi Räikkönen	1,873
6	Valtteri Bottas	1,797
7	Nico Rosberg	1,594.5
8	Sergio Pérez	1,593
9	Michael Schumacher	1,566
10	Daniel Ricciardo	1,322
Source:^[65]

Highest average points per race started (at least 15 starts) edit

	Driver	Starts	Points	Average
1	Max Verstappen	193	2,755.5	14.28
2	Lewis Hamilton	340	4,681.5	13.77
3	Sebastian Vettel	299	3,098	10.36
4	Charles Leclerc	131	1,212	9.25
5	Valtteri Bottas	230	1,797	7.81
6	Nico Rosberg	206	1,594.5	7.74
7	Lando Norris	112	746	6.66
8	Sergio Pérez	265	1,593	6.01
9	Fernando Alonso	385	2,300	5.97
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.	190	1,090.5	5.74
Source:^[65]

Total points-scoring races edit

	Driver	Points finishes
1	Lewis Hamilton	297
2	Fernando Alonso	256
3	Michael Schumacher	221
4	Kimi Räikkönen	219
4	Sebastian Vettel	219
6	Sergio Pérez	178
7	Felipe Massa	165
8	Jenson Button	162
9	Max Verstappen	158
10	Valtteri Bottas	145
Source:^[66]

Highest percentage of points-scoring races (at least 15 starts) edit

	Driver	Starts	Points finishes	Percentage
1	Lewis Hamilton	340	297	87.35%
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	51	43	84.31%
3	Max Verstappen	193	158	81.87%
4	Charles Leclerc	131	101	77.10%
5	Lando Norris	112	86	76.79%
6	Giuseppe Farina	33	25	75.76%
7	Sebastian Vettel	299	219	73.24%
8	José Froilán González	26	19	73.08%
9	Michael Schumacher	306	221	72.22%
10	Alberto Ascari	32	23	71.88%
Source:^[19]

Most championship points in a season edit

	Driver	Points	Season	Races	Percentage	WDC
1	Max Verstappen	575	2023	22	92.74%	1st
2	Max Verstappen	454	2022	22	76.17%	1st
3	Lewis Hamilton	413	2019	21	75.64%	1st
4	Lewis Hamilton	408	2018	21	77.71%	1st
5	Sebastian Vettel	397	2013	19	83.58%	1st
6	Max Verstappen	395.5	2021	22	69.69%	1st
7	Sebastian Vettel	392	2011	19	82.53%	1st
8	Lewis Hamilton	387.5	2021	22	68.28%	2nd
9	Nico Rosberg	385	2016	21	73.33%	1st
10	Lewis Hamilton	384	2014	19†	76.80%	1st
Source:^[67]^[68]

Notes

† Double points awarded in last race.

Highest average points per championship edit

	Driver	Points	Season	Races	Average	WDC
1	Max Verstappen	575	2023	22	26.14	1st
2	Sebastian Vettel	397	2013	19	20.89	1st
3	Max Verstappen	454	2022	22	20.64	1st
4	Sebastian Vettel	392	2011	19	20.63	1st
5	Lewis Hamilton	408	2018	21	20.43	1st
6	Lewis Hamilton	384	2014	19†	20.21	1st
7	Lewis Hamilton	413	2019	21	19.67	1st
8	Nico Rosberg	385	2016	21	18.33	1st
9	Max Verstappen	395.5	2021	22	17.98	1st
10	Lewis Hamilton	387.5	2021	22	17.61	2nd
Source:^[69]

Notes

† Double points awarded in last race.

Highest percentage of maximum points in the championship edit

	Driver	Season	Races	Points	Percentage	WDC
1	Max Verstappen	2023	22	575	92.74%	1st
2	Michael Schumacher	2002	17	144	84.70%	1st
3	Sebastian Vettel	2013	19	397	83.58%	1st
4	Sebastian Vettel	2011	19	392	82.53%	1st
5	Michael Schumacher	2004	18	148	82.22%	1st
6	Jim Clark	1963	10	73	81.11%	1st
7	Lewis Hamilton	2015	19	381	80.21%	1st
8	Lewis Hamilton	2020	17	347	78.50%	1st
9	Lewis Hamilton	2018	21	408	77.71%	1st
10	Lewis Hamilton	2014	19†	384	76.80%	1st
Source:^[70]^[71]

Notes

† Double points awarded in last race.

Most consecutive points finishes edit

	Driver	Points finishes	Races
1	Lewis Hamilton	48	2018 British Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
2	Max Verstappen	43	2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
3	Lewis Hamilton	33	2016 Japanese Grand Prix – 2018 French Grand Prix
4	Kimi Räikkönen	27	2012 Bahrain Grand Prix – 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix
5	Michael Schumacher	24	2001 Hungarian Grand Prix – 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
6	Fernando Alonso	23	2011 European Grand Prix – 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix
7	Valtteri Bottas	22	2018 British Grand Prix – 2019 British Grand Prix
8	Sebastian Vettel	21	2014 British Grand Prix – 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
8	Max Verstappen	21	2018 Belgian Grand Prix – 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix
10	Sebastian Vettel	19	2010 Brazilian Grand Prix – 2011 Indian Grand Prix
	Sebastian Vettel		2018 Hungarian Grand Prix – 2019 Austrian Grand Prix
	Lewis Hamilton		2014 Italian Grand Prix – 2015 Italian Grand Prix
Source:^[72]

Most consecutive points scored edit

	Driver	Points scored	Races
1	Max Verstappen	1,055^{[N 11]}	2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
2	Lewis Hamilton	1,008^{[N 12]}	2018 British Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
3	Lewis Hamilton	623	2016 Japanese Grand Prix – 2018 French Grand Prix
4	Sebastian Vettel	424	2010 Brazilian Grand Prix – 2011 Indian Grand Prix
5	Lewis Hamilton	420	2014 Italian Grand Prix – 2015 Italian Grand Prix
6	Valtteri Bottas	338	2018 British Grand Prix – 2019 British Grand Prix
7	Fernando Alonso	334	2011 European Grand Prix – 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix
8	Kimi Räikkönen	325	2012 Bahrain Grand Prix – 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix
8	Max Verstappen	325	2018 Belgian Grand Prix – 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix
10	Sebastian Vettel	294	2016 Japanese Grand Prix – 2017 Italian Grand Prix
Source:^[73]^[74]^[75]

Youngest drivers to score points edit

(Only the first points finish for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Place	Race
1	Max Verstappen	17 years, 180 days	7th	2015 Malaysian Grand Prix
2	Lance Stroll	18 years, 225 days	9th	2017 Canadian Grand Prix
3	Oliver Bearman	18 years, 305 days	7th	2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
4	Lando Norris	19 years, 138 days	6th	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
5	Daniil Kvyat	19 years, 324 days	9th	2014 Australian Grand Prix
6	Sebastian Vettel	19 years, 349 days	8th	2007 United States Grand Prix
7	Jaime Alguersuari	20 years, 12 days	9th	2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
8	Jenson Button	20 years, 67 days	6th	2000 Brazilian Grand Prix
9	Ricardo Rodríguez	20 years, 123 days	4th	1962 Belgian Grand Prix
10	Sébastien Buemi	20 years, 149 days	7th	2009 Australian Grand Prix
Source:^[6]

Oldest drivers to score points edit

(Only the last points finish for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Place	Race
1	Philippe Étancelin	53 years, 249 days	5th	1950 Italian Grand Prix
2	Luigi Fagioli	53 years, 22 days	1st	1951 French Grand Prix
3	Louis Chiron	50 years, 291 days	3rd	1950 Monaco Grand Prix
4	Louis Rosier	50 years, 274 days	5th	1956 German Grand Prix
5	Felice Bonetto	50 years, 75 days	4th	1953 Swiss Grand Prix
6	Piero Taruffi	48 years, 334 days	2nd	1955 Italian Grand Prix
7	Giuseppe Farina	48 years, 218 days	3rd	1955 Belgian Grand Prix
8	Chico Landi	48 years, 191 days	4th	1956 Argentine Grand Prix
9	Luigi Villoresi	47 years, 18 days	5th	1956 Belgian Grand Prix
10	Juan Manuel Fangio	47 years, 12 days	4th	1958 French Grand Prix
Source:^[6]

Most points without a win edit

	Driver	Entries	Starts	Points
1	Nico Hülkenberg	214	211	536
2	Romain Grosjean	181	179	391
3	Lance Stroll	153	151	279
4	Nick Heidfeld	185	183	259
5	Alexander Albon	90	89	230
6	Daniil Kvyat	112	110	202
7	Kevin Magnussen	172	171	187
8	Oscar Piastri	30	30	168
9	Kamui Kobayashi	76	75	125
10	Adrian Sutil	128	128	124
Source:^[26]^[76]^[77]

Most career points without being World Champion edit

	Driver	Points	Best WDC finish
1	Valtteri Bottas	1,797	2nd in 2019 and 2020
2	Sergio Pérez	1,593	2nd in 2023
3	Daniel Ricciardo	1,322	3rd in 2014 and 2016
4	Charles Leclerc	1,212	2nd in 2022
5	Felipe Massa	1,167	2nd in 2008
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	1,090.5	5th in 2021 and 2022
7	Mark Webber	1,047.5	3rd in 2010, 2011, and 2013
8	Lando Norris	746	6th in 2021 and 2023
9	Rubens Barrichello	658	2nd in 2002 and 2004
10	Nico Hülkenberg	536	7th in 2018
Source:^[78]^[58]

World Champions with fewest career points edit

	Driver	Points	WDC year(s)
1	Phil Hill	98	1961
2	Jochen Rindt	109	1970
3	Giuseppe Farina	127.33	1950
4	Mike Hawthorn	127.64	1958
5	Alberto Ascari	140.14	1952, 1953
6	Keke Rosberg	159.50	1982
7	James Hunt	179	1976
8	John Surtees	180	1964
8	Mario Andretti	180	1978
10	Alan Jones	206	1980
Source:^[79]

Most races before scoring points edit

	Entry	Start	Driver	Race
1	70th	44th	Nicola Larini	1994 San Marino Grand Prix
2	42nd	40th	Jonathan Palmer	1987 Monaco Grand Prix
3	37th	37th	George Russell	2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
4	32nd	28th	Philippe Alliot	1986 Mexican Grand Prix
		30th	Alessandro Nannini	1988 San Marino Grand Prix
		31st	Mick Schumacher	2022 British Grand Prix
7	31st	26th	Alex Caffi	1989 Monaco Grand Prix
7	31st	29th	Ukyo Katayama	1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
9	28th	28th	Nicholas Latifi	2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
10	26th	25th	Harry Schell	1956 Belgian Grand Prix
Source:^[80]

Most races without scoring points edit

	Driver	Entries	Starts
1	Luca Badoer	58	50^{[N 13]}
2	Charles Pic	39	39
3	Max Chilton	35	35
4	Brett Lunger	43	34
5	Toranosuke Takagi	32	32
6	Mike Beuttler	29	28
	Enrique Bernoldi	28
	Scott Speed	28
9	Ricardo Rosset	33	26
10	Rupert Keegan	37	25
10	Huub Rothengatter	30	25
Source:^[26]^[81]^[82]

Races finished edit

Total career race finishes edit

	Driver	Starts	Races finished	Percentage
1	Fernando Alonso	385	309	80.26%
2	Lewis Hamilton	340	307	90.29%
3	Kimi Räikkönen	349	278	79.66%
4	Sebastian Vettel	299	254	84.95%
5	Michael Schumacher	306	237	77.45%
6	Jenson Button	306	230	75.16%
6	Sergio Pérez	265	230	86.79%
8	Felipe Massa	269	225	83.64%
9	Rubens Barrichello	323	224	69.35%
10	Daniel Ricciardo	247	206	83.40%
Source:^[83]

Most consecutive race finishes edit

	Driver	Races finished	Races
1	Lewis Hamilton	48	2018 British Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
2	Max Verstappen	43	2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
3	Daniel Ricciardo	34	2020 Styrian Grand Prix – 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix
4	Nick Heidfeld	33	2007 Chinese Grand Prix – 2009 Italian Grand Prix
4	Lewis Hamilton	33	2016 Japanese Grand Prix – 2018 French Grand Prix
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	31	2020 Eifel Grand Prix – 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
7	Kimi Räikkönen	30	2012 Australian Grand Prix – 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix
8	Fernando Alonso	29	2013 Chinese Grand Prix – 2014 Belgian Grand Prix
9	Nico Rosberg	27	2008 Canadian Grand Prix – 2009 Japanese Grand Prix
9	Esteban Ocon	27	2016 Belgian Grand Prix – 2017 Mexican Grand Prix
Source:^[84]

Total career race retirements edit

	Driver	Starts	DNFs	Percentage
1	Riccardo Patrese	256	147	57.42 %
1	Andrea de Cesaris^{[N 14]}	208	147	70.67 %
3	Michele Alboreto	194	102	52.58 %
4	Rubens Barrichello	323	97	30.03 %
5	Gerhard Berger	210	95	45.24 %
6	Nigel Mansell	187	92	45.24 %
6	Jarno Trulli	252	92	36.51 %
8	Jacques Laffite	176	87	49.43 %
8	Jean Alesi	201	87	43.28 %
10	Nelson Piquet	204	86	42.16 %
Source:^[85]

Race leaders edit

Led every lap, total races edit

	Driver	Starts	Races
1	Lewis Hamilton	340	23
2	Ayrton Senna	161	19
3	Sebastian Vettel	299	15
4	Jim Clark	72	13
4	Max Verstappen	193	13
6	Jackie Stewart	99	11
6	Michael Schumacher	306	11
8	Nigel Mansell	187	9
9	Alberto Ascari	32	7
	Alain Prost	199
	Nico Rosberg	206
Source:^[86]

Led for at least one lap, total races edit

	Driver	Entries	Races led	Percentage
1	Lewis Hamilton	340	187	55.00%
2	Michael Schumacher	308	142	46.10%
3	Sebastian Vettel	300	107	35.67%
4	Fernando Alonso	388	87	22.42%
5	Ayrton Senna	162	86	53.09%
6	Alain Prost	202	84	41.58%
6	Max Verstappen	193	84	43.52%
8	Kimi Räikkönen	353	83	23.51%
9	David Coulthard	247	62	25.10%
10	Nelson Piquet	207	58	28.02%
Source:^[87]

Led for at least one lap, percentage of races (at least 15 starts) edit

	Driver	Starts	Races led	Percentage
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	51	38	74.51%
2	Alberto Ascari	32	21	65.63%
3	Jim Clark	72	43	59.72%
4	Lewis Hamilton	340	187	55.00%
5	Ayrton Senna	161	86	53.42%
6	Jackie Stewart	99	51	51.52%
7	Stirling Moss	66	31	46.97%
8	Michael Schumacher	306	142	46.41%
9	Max Verstappen	193	84	43.52%
10	Giuseppe Farina	33	14	42.42%
Source:^[88]

Led for at least one lap, youngest leaders edit

(Only the first race led for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Max Verstappen	18 years, 228 days	2016 Spanish Grand Prix
2	Sebastian Vettel	20 years, 89 days	2007 Japanese Grand Prix
3	Charles Leclerc	21 years, 166 days	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
4	Sébastien Buemi	21 years, 225 days	2010 Canadian Grand Prix
5	Fernando Alonso	21 years, 237 days	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
6	Robert Kubica	21 years, 278 days	2006 Italian Grand Prix
7	Esteban Gutiérrez	21 years, 280 days	2013 Spanish Grand Prix
8	Jimmy Davies	21 years, 285 days	1951 Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
9	Lando Norris	21 years, 303 days	2021 Italian Grand Prix
10	Lance Stroll	22 years, 17 days	2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Source:^[89]

Led for at least one lap, oldest leaders edit

(Only the last race led for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Luigi Fagioli	52 years, 9 days	1950 Belgian Grand Prix
2	Felice Bonetto	48 years, 35 days	1951 British Grand Prix
3	Giuseppe Farina	47 years, 233 days	1954 Belgian Grand Prix
4	Juan Manuel Fangio	46 years, 209 days	1958 Argentine Grand Prix
5	Piero Taruffi	45 years, 219 days	1952 Swiss Grand Prix
6	Jack Brabham	44 years, 107 days	1970 British Grand Prix
7	Mauri Rose	44 years, 4 days	1950 Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
8	Karl Kling	43 years, 354 days	1954 Italian Grand Prix
9	Raymond Sommer	43 years, 291 days	1950 Belgian Grand Prix
10	Paul Russo	43 years, 50 days	1957 Indianapolis 500^{[N 1]}
Source:^[89]

Most laps led, total laps edit

	Driver	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	5,455
2	Michael Schumacher	5,111
3	Sebastian Vettel	3,501
4	Max Verstappen	3,142
5	Ayrton Senna	2,931
6	Alain Prost	2,683
7	Nigel Mansell	2,091
8	Jim Clark	1,943
9	Jackie Stewart	1,919
10	Fernando Alonso	1,773
Source:^[90]

Longest distance led, total edit

	Driver	Distance (km)
1	Lewis Hamilton	27,776
2	Michael Schumacher	24,148
3	Sebastian Vettel	18,164
4	Max Verstappen	15,419
5	Ayrton Senna	13,430
6	Alain Prost	12,477
7	Jim Clark	10,125
8	Nigel Mansell	9,651
9	Juan Manuel Fangio	9,316
10	Jackie Stewart	9,183
Source:^[91]

Most consecutive races led for at least one lap edit

	Driver	Races led	Races
1	Lewis Hamilton	18	2014 Hungarian Grand Prix – 2015 British Grand Prix
2	Jackie Stewart	17	1968 United States Grand Prix – 1970 Belgian Grand Prix
3	Michael Schumacher	15	2004 Australian Grand Prix – 2004 Italian Grand Prix
4	Lewis Hamilton	14	2020 Styrian Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
4	Max Verstappen	14	2023 Japanese Grand Prix – 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
6	Sebastian Vettel	13	2010 Japanese Grand Prix – 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix
6	Sebastian Vettel	13	2013 Canadian Grand Prix – 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
8	Ayrton Senna	12	1989 Spanish Grand Prix – 1990 German Grand Prix
	Michael Schumacher		1994 European Grand Prix – 1995 German Grand Prix
	Fernando Alonso		2005 Chinese Grand Prix – 2006 French Grand Prix
	Lewis Hamilton		2019 Bahrain Grand Prix – 2019 Belgian Grand Prix
	Max Verstappen		2023 Australian Grand Prix – 2023 Italian Grand Prix
Source:^[92]

Most consecutive laps in the lead edit

	Driver	Laps led	Races
1	Alberto Ascari	304	1952 Belgian Grand Prix – 1952 Dutch Grand Prix
2	Ayrton Senna	264	1988 British Grand Prix – 1988 Italian Grand Prix
3	Max Verstappen	248	2023 Miami Grand Prix – 2023 Austrian Grand Prix
4	Ayrton Senna	237	1989 San Marino Grand Prix – 1989 United States Grand Prix
5	Nigel Mansell	235	1992 Brazilian Grand Prix – 1992 Monaco Grand Prix
6	Sebastian Vettel	205	2012 Singapore Grand Prix – 2012 Indian Grand Prix
7	Jim Clark	186	1963 Mexican Grand Prix – 1964 Monaco Grand Prix
8	Jim Clark	165	1963 Belgian Grand Prix – 1963 French Grand Prix
9	Kimi Räikkönen	162	2005 Spanish Grand Prix – 2005 European Grand Prix
10	Mark Webber	159	2010 Spanish Grand Prix – 2010 Turkish Grand Prix
Source:^[93]

Most consecutive distance led edit

	Driver	Kms led	Races
1	Alberto Ascari	2,075	1952 Belgian Grand Prix – 1952 Dutch Grand Prix
2	Ayrton Senna	1,435	1988 British Grand Prix – 1988 Italian Grand Prix
3	Jim Clark	1,227	1963 Belgian Grand Prix – 1963 French Grand Prix
4	Jim Clark	1,150	1965 Belgian Grand Prix – 1965 British Grand Prix
5	Sebastian Vettel	1,112	2012 Singapore Grand Prix – 2012 Indian Grand Prix
6	Max Verstappen	1,031	2023 Miami Grand Prix – 2023 Austrian Grand Prix
7	Nigel Mansell	1,017	1992 Brazilian Grand Prix – 1992 Monaco Grand Prix
8	Ayrton Senna	979	1989 Brazilian Grand Prix – 1989 United States Grand Prix
9	Juan Manuel Fangio	937	1955 Belgian Grand Prix – 1955 British Grand Prix
10	Jack Brabham	847	1960 Dutch Grand Prix – 1960 French Grand Prix
Source:^[94]

Most laps led in a season edit

	Driver	Season	Total laps	Laps led	Percentage
1	Max Verstappen	2023	1,325	1,003	75.70%
2	Sebastian Vettel	2011	1,133	739	65.23%
3	Nigel Mansell	1992	1,036	694	66.99%
4	Sebastian Vettel	2013	1,131	684	60.48%
5	Michael Schumacher	2004	1,122	683	60.87%
6	Max Verstappen	2021	1,297	652	50.27%
7	Michael Schumacher	1994	1,046	646	61.76%
8	Max Verstappen	2022	1,294	616	47.60%
9	Lewis Hamilton	2020	1,037	613	59.11%
10	Lewis Hamilton	2015	1,149	587	51.09%
Source:^[95]

Highest percentage of laps led in a season edit

	Driver	Season	Total laps	Laps led	Percentage
1	Max Verstappen	2023	1,325	1,003	75.70%
2	Jim Clark	1963	708	506	71.47%
3	Nigel Mansell	1992	1,036	694	66.99%
4	Sebastian Vettel	2011	1,133	739	65.23%
5	Michael Schumacher	1994	1,046	646	61.76%
6	Michael Schumacher	2004	1,122	683	60.87%
7	Sebastian Vettel	2013	1,131	684	60.48%
8	Lewis Hamilton	2020	1,037	613	59.11%
9	Alberto Ascari	1953	736	418	56.79%
10	Mika Hakkinen	1998	1,015	576	56.75%
Source:^[95]

Most races without leading a lap edit

	Driver	Entries	Starts
1	Kevin Magnussen	172	171
2	Martin Brundle	165	158
3	Eddie Cheever	143	132
4	Daniil Kvyat	112	110
5	Philippe Alliot	116	109
6	Jos Verstappen	107	106
7	Pedro de la Rosa	107	104
8	Pedro Diniz	99	98
9	Marcus Ericsson	97	97
10	Ukyo Katayama	97	95
Source:^[26]^[60]^[96]

Most laps led without a win edit

	Driver	Laps
1	Chris Amon	183
2	Jean Behra	107
3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	79
4	Jack McGrath	70
5	Johnny Thomson	55
6	Pat O'Connor	46
6	Ivan Capelli	46
8	Nico Hülkenberg	43
9	Romain Grosjean	40
10	Carlos Menditeguy	39
Source:^[26]^[58]^[97]

Multiple achievements at the same race edit

Wins from pole position edit

This is sometimes referred to as a "double".

	Driver	Races
1	Lewis Hamilton	61
2	Michael Schumacher	40
3	Max Verstappen	32
4	Sebastian Vettel	31
5	Ayrton Senna	29
6	Alain Prost	18
7	Nigel Mansell	17
8	Juan Manuel Fangio	15
	Jim Clark
	Nico Rosberg
Sources:^[8]^[98]

Notes

The most consecutive doubles by a driver is 6, achieved by Michael Schumacher (2000 Italian–2001 Malaysian).
The most wins from consecutive poles is 18, achieved by Max Verstappen (2022 Dutch–2024 Saudi Arabian).
The most consecutive seasons with a double is 10, achieved by Lewis Hamilton (2012–2021)

Most wins from pole position in a season edit

	Driver	Season	Races	Wins from pole
1	Max Verstappen	2023	22	12
2	Nigel Mansell	1992	16	9
2	Sebastian Vettel	2011	19	9
4	Michael Schumacher	2004	18	8
	Sebastian Vettel	2013	19
	Lewis Hamilton	2017	20
	Lewis Hamilton	2020	17
8	Ayrton Senna	1988	16	7
	Ayrton Senna	1991	16
	Lewis Hamilton	2015	19
		2016	21
		2018	21
	Max Verstappen	2021	22
Source:^[8]^[99]

Pole, win, and fastest lap in same race edit

This is sometimes referred to as a "hat-trick" or "hat trick".^[100]^[101]

	Driver	Races
1	Michael Schumacher	22
2	Lewis Hamilton	19
3	Max Verstappen	13
4	Jim Clark	11
5	Juan Manuel Fangio	9
6	Alain Prost	8
6	Sebastian Vettel	8
8	Alberto Ascari	7
8	Ayrton Senna	7
10	Nigel Mansell	5
	Damon Hill
	Mika Häkkinen
	Fernando Alonso
Source:^[102]

Notes

The most hat-tricks by a driver in a single season is 6, achieved by Max Verstappen in 2023 (Spain, Austria, UK, Japan, Qatar and Abu Dhabi).
The most hat-tricks in consecutive races is 4, achieved by Alberto Ascari (1952 German–1953 Argentine). All other drivers have achieved not more than 2 consecutive hat-tricks.
The most times a driver achieved a hat-trick in consecutive races is 3, achieved by Max Verstappen (2023 Austrian–2023 British; 2023 Japanese–2023 Qatar; and 2023 Abu Dhabi–2024 Bahrain).
The most consecutive seasons a driver has achieved at least one hat-trick is 5, achieved by Alain Prost (1982–1986).

Pole, win, fastest lap, and led every lap edit

This is sometimes referred to as a "grand slam" or "grand chelem".^[103]^[104]

Notes

The most grand slams in consecutive races is 2, achieved by Alberto Ascari (1952 German–1952 Dutch), Jim Clark (1963 Dutch–1963 French), and Sebastian Vettel (2013 Singapore–2013 Korean).
The most grand slams by a driver in a single season is 3, achieved by Alberto Ascari (France, Germany, Netherlands 1952), Jim Clark (Netherlands, France, Mexico 1963); and South Africa, France, Germany 1965), Nigel Mansell (South Africa, Spain, UK 1992) and Lewis Hamilton (China, Canada, UK 2017).
The most seasons a driver has achieved at least one grand slam is 4, achieved by Jim Clark (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965), Lewis Hamilton (2014, 2015, 2017, 2019) and Max Verstappen (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
The most consecutive seasons a driver has achieved at least one grand slam is 4, achieved by Jim Clark (1962–1965) and Max Verstappen (2021–2024) (ongoing).

Youngest edit

Record	Driver	Age	Race
Pole and win (double)	Sebastian Vettel	21 years, 73 days	2008 Italian Grand Prix
Pole, win, and fastest lap (hat-trick)	Sebastian Vettel	21 years, 353 days	2009 British Grand Prix
Pole, win, fastest lap, and led every lap (grand slam)	Max Verstappen	23 years, 277 days	2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Source:^[105]

Oldest edit

Record	Driver	Age	Race
Pole and win (double)	Juan Manuel Fangio	46 years, 41 days	1957 German Grand Prix
Pole, win, and fastest lap (hat-trick)	Juan Manuel Fangio	46 years, 41 days	1957 German Grand Prix
Pole, win, fastest lap, and led every lap (grand slam)	Juan Manuel Fangio	45 years, 42 days	1956 German Grand Prix
Source:^[106]

Drivers' Championships edit

Total championships edit

	Driver	Titles	Seasons
1	Michael Schumacher	7	1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
1	Lewis Hamilton	7	2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	5	1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
4	Alain Prost	4	1985, 1986, 1989, 1993
4	Sebastian Vettel	4	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
6	Jack Brabham	3	1959, 1960, 1966
	Jackie Stewart		1969, 1971, 1973
	Niki Lauda		1975, 1977, 1984
	Nelson Piquet		1981, 1983, 1987
	Ayrton Senna		1988, 1990, 1991
	Max Verstappen		2021, 2022, 2023
Source:^[107]

Most consecutive championships edit

	Driver	Titles	Seasons
1	Michael Schumacher	5	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	4	1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
	Sebastian Vettel		2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
	Lewis Hamilton		2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
5	Max Verstappen	3	2021, 2022, 2023 (ongoing)
6	Alberto Ascari	2	1952, 1953
	Jack Brabham		1959, 1960
	Alain Prost		1985, 1986
	Ayrton Senna		1990, 1991
	Michael Schumacher		1994, 1995
	Mika Häkkinen		1998, 1999
	Fernando Alonso		2005, 2006
	Lewis Hamilton		2014, 2015
Source:^[107]

Fewest World Championship seasons before first title edit

(Excluding drivers who competed from the very first championship season of 1950; including winning season)

	Driver	Seasons^{[N 15]}	First championship	Debut year
1	Jacques Villeneuve	2	1997	1996
1	Lewis Hamilton	2	2008	2007
3	Denny Hulme	3	1967	1965
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	3	1972	1970
5	Phil Hill	4	1961	1958
	Jim Clark		1963	1960
	James Hunt		1976	1973
	Nelson Piquet		1981	1978
	Michael Schumacher		1994	1991
	Fernando Alonso		2005	2001^{[N 16]}
	Sebastian Vettel		2010	2007
Source:^[108]

Most World Championship seasons before first title edit

	Driver	Seasons^{[N 15]}	First championship	Debut year
1	Nigel Mansell	13	1992	1980
2	Nico Rosberg	11	2016	2006
3	Mario Andretti	10	1978	1968^{[N 17]}
3	Jenson Button	10	2009	2000
5	Jody Scheckter	8	1979	1972
5	Mika Häkkinen	8	1998	1991
7	Mike Hawthorn	7	1958	1952
	Jochen Rindt		1970	1964
	Kimi Räikkönen		2007	2001
	Max Verstappen		2021	2015
Source:^[108]

Largest gap between titles edit

	Driver	Seasons	Years
1	Niki Lauda	6	1977	1984
2	Jack Brabham	5	1960	1966
	Graham Hill		1962	1968
	Lewis Hamilton		2008	2014
5	Michael Schumacher	4	1995	2000
6	Nelson Piquet	3	1983	1987
6	Alain Prost	3	1989	1993
8	Juan Manuel Fangio	2	1951	1954
8	Alain Prost	2	1986	1989
10	Jim Clark	1	1963	1965
	Jackie Stewart		1969	1971
	Jackie Stewart		1971	1973
	Emerson Fittipaldi		1972	1974
	Niki Lauda		1975	1977
	Nelson Piquet		1981	1983
	Ayrton Senna		1988	1990
	Lewis Hamilton		2015	2017

Youngest World Drivers' Championship first-time winners edit

(At the moment they clinched their first/only title)

	Driver	Age	Year
1	Sebastian Vettel	23 years, 134 days	2010
2	Lewis Hamilton	23 years, 300 days	2008
3	Fernando Alonso	24 years, 59 days	2005
4	Max Verstappen	24 years, 73 days	2021
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	25 years, 303 days	1972
6	Michael Schumacher	25 years, 314 days	1994
7	Niki Lauda	26 years, 197 days	1975
8	Jacques Villeneuve	26 years, 200 days	1997
9	Jim Clark	27 years, 174 days	1963
10	Kimi Räikkönen	28 years, 4 days	2007
Sources:^[6]^[109]

Youngest World Drivers' Championship winners edit

(At the moment they clinched the title)

	Driver	Age	Year
1	Sebastian Vettel	23 years, 134 days	2010
2	Lewis Hamilton	23 years, 300 days	2008
3	Fernando Alonso	24 years, 59 days	2005
4	Max Verstappen	24 years, 73 days	2021
5	Sebastian Vettel	24 years, 99 days	2011
6	Max Verstappen	25 years, 9 days	2022
7	Fernando Alonso	25 years, 85 days	2006
8	Sebastian Vettel	25 years, 146 days	2012
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	25 years, 303 days	1972
10	Michael Schumacher	25 years, 314 days	1994
Source:^[109]

Oldest World Drivers' Championship winners edit

(At the moment they clinched their last/only title)

	Driver	Age	Year
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	46 years, 41 days	1957
2	Giuseppe Farina	43 years, 308 days	1950
3	Jack Brabham	40 years, 155 days	1966
4	Graham Hill	39 years, 262 days	1968
5	Nigel Mansell	39 years, 8 days	1992
6	Alain Prost	38 years, 214 days	1993
7	Mario Andretti	38 years, 194 days	1978
8	Damon Hill	36 years, 26 days	1996
9	Lewis Hamilton	35 years, 313 days	2020
10	Niki Lauda	35 years, 242 days	1984
Source:^[109]^[110]

Sprints edit

Most sprint wins edit

	Driver	Starts	Wins	Percentage
1	Max Verstappen	14	9	64.29 %
2	Valtteri Bottas	14	2	14.29 %
3	George Russell	14	1	7.14 %
	Sergio Pérez	14		7.14 %
	Oscar Piastri	8		12.50 %
Source:^[111]

Most sprint pole positions edit

	Driver	Starts	Poles	Percentage
1	Max Verstappen	14	7	50.00 %
2	Lando Norris	14	2	14.29 %
3	Lewis Hamilton	14	1	7.14 %
	Valtteri Bottas	14		7.14 %
	Kevin Magnussen	11		9.09 %
	Charles Leclerc	14		7.14 %
	Oscar Piastri	8		12.50 %
Source:^[112]

Most sprint podium finishes edit

	Driver	Starts	Podiums	Percentage
1	Max Verstappen	14	13	92.86 %
2	Sergio Pérez	14	6	42.86 %
3	Charles Leclerc	14	5	35.71 %
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	14	4	28.57 %
4	Lewis Hamilton	14	4	28.57 %
6	Valtteri Bottas	14	3	21.43 %
7	Oscar Piastri	8	2	25.00 %
7	Lando Norris	14	2	14.29 %
9	Daniel Ricciardo	11	1	9.09 %
	George Russell	14		7.14 %
	Pierre Gasly	14		7.14 %
Source:^[113]

Most points scored in sprints edit

	Driver	Starts	Points	Average
1	Max Verstappen	14	89	6.36
2	Sergio Pérez	14	51	3.64
3	Charles Leclerc	14	50	3.57
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	14	49	3.50
5	Lewis Hamilton	14	33	2.36
6	George Russell	14	32	2.29
7	Lando Norris	14	30	2.14
8	Oscar Piastri	8	20	2.50
9	Valtteri Bottas	14	9	0.64
9	Daniel Ricciardo	11	9	0.82
Source:^[114]

Other driver records edit

Description	Record	Details	Ref.
Championships
Most races left in the season when becoming World Champion	6	Michael Schumacher (2002 in round 11 of 17) Max Verstappen (2023 in round 17 of 22)^{[N 18]}	^[115]
Fewest races left in the season when becoming World Champion	0	Giuseppe Farina (1950) Juan Manuel Fangio (1951, 1956) Mike Hawthorn (1958) Jack Brabham (1959) Graham Hill (1962, 1968) John Surtees (1964) Denny Hulme (1967) Emerson Fittipaldi (1974) James Hunt (1976) Nelson Piquet (1981, 1983) Keke Rosberg (1982) Niki Lauda (1984) Alain Prost (1986) Michael Schumacher (1994, 2003) Damon Hill (1996) Jacques Villeneuve (1997) Mika Häkkinen (1998, 1999) Fernando Alonso (2006) Kimi Räikkönen (2007) Lewis Hamilton (2008, 2014) Sebastian Vettel (2010, 2012) Nico Rosberg (2016) Max Verstappen (2021)	^[116]
Most championship contenders at the last race of the season	4 (2010)	Sebastian Vettel Fernando Alonso Mark Webber Lewis Hamilton	^[117]
Most races as championship leader	126	Lewis Hamilton	^[118]
Most consecutive races as championship leader	48	Max Verstappen (2022 Spanish Grand Prix – 2024 Canadian Grand Prix) (ongoing)	^[119]
Largest points deficit overturned to become World Champion	46 (2022)	Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc	^[120]
Most points between first and second in the World Championship	290^{[N 19]} (2023)	Max Verstappen (575 pts.) and Sergio Pérez (285 pts.)	^[121]
Highest percentage points difference between first and second in the World Championship	50.43% (2023)	Max Verstappen (575 pts.) and Sergio Pérez (285 pts.)	^[121]
Fewest points between first and second in the World Championship	0.5 (1984)	Niki Lauda (72 pts.) and Alain Prost (71.5 pts.)	^[122]
World Championship with most different constructors	4	Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes, Ferrari)	^[123]
Longest time between first and last World Championship titles	12 years, 13 days	Lewis Hamilton (2008 and 2020)	^[124]
Longest time between successive World Championship titles	7 years, 19 days	Niki Lauda (1977 and 1984)	^[58]^[125]
Most championship leader changes in a season	10 (1986) (2010)	Nelson Piquet Ayrton Senna Nelson Piquet Alain Prost Ayrton Senna Alain Prost Ayrton Senna Alain Prost Nigel Mansell Alain Prost Fernando Alonso Felipe Massa Jenson Button Mark Webber Lewis Hamilton Mark Webber Lewis Hamilton Mark Webber Fernando Alonso Sebastian Vettel	^[126]
Most championship leaders in a season	6 (2010)	Fernando Alonso Felipe Massa Jenson Button Mark Webber Lewis Hamilton Sebastian Vettel	^[127]
Fewest championship leaders in a season	1	Alberto Ascari (1953) Juan Manuel Fangio (1954, 1957) Jack Brabham (1959) Graham Hill (1962) Jackie Stewart (1969) Ayrton Senna (1991) Nigel Mansell (1992) Michael Schumacher (1994, 2001, 2002, 2004) Damon Hill (1996) Mika Häkkinen (1998) Jenson Button (2009) Sebastian Vettel (2011) Lewis Hamilton (2015) Max Verstappen (2023)	^[127]
Most World Champions competing in a season	6 (2012)	Sebastian Vettel Jenson Button Lewis Hamilton Kimi Räikkönen Fernando Alonso Michael Schumacher	^[128]
Most World Championship runners-up	4	Stirling Moss Alain Prost	^[60]^[129]
Most World Championship third places	4	David Coulthard	^[130]
Highest finishing position in first championship season^{[N 20]}	2nd	Jacques Villeneuve (1996) Lewis Hamilton (2007)	^[131]
Youngest championship leader	22 years, 126 days	Lewis Hamilton (2007 Spanish Grand Prix)	^[124]^[132]
Youngest double World Championship winner	24 years, 99 days	Sebastian Vettel (2011)	^[109]
Youngest triple World Championship winner	25 years, 145 days	Sebastian Vettel (2012)	^[109]
Youngest quadruple World Championship winner	26 years, 115 days	Sebastian Vettel (2013)	^[109]
Youngest quintuple World Championship winner	33 years, 201 days	Michael Schumacher (2002)	^[109]
Wins
Most wins with the same constructor	82	Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)	^[133]
Wins with most different constructors	5	Stirling Moss (Mercedes, Maserati, Vanwall, Cooper, Lotus)	^[134]
Wins at most different Grands Prix	31	Lewis Hamilton	^[135]
Wins at most different circuits	31	Lewis Hamilton	^[136]
Most wins at the same circuit	8	Michael Schumacher (Magny-Cours) Lewis Hamilton (Hungaroring, Silverstone)	^[137]
Most wins at a driver's national Grand Prix	8	Lewis Hamilton	^[138]
Most wins in a driver's home country	9	Michael Schumacher	^[139]
Most seasons with a win	15	Michael Schumacher Lewis Hamilton	^[140]
Longest time between first and last wins	15 years, 212 days	Kimi Räikkönen (2003 Malaysian Grand Prix – 2018 United States Grand Prix)	^[141]
Longest time between successive wins	6 years, 210 days	Riccardo Patrese (1983 South African Grand Prix – 1990 San Marino Grand Prix)	^[142]
Most races between successive wins	114	Kimi Räikkönen (2013 Australian Grand Prix – 2018 United States Grand Prix)	^[142]
Most race winners in a season	11 (1982)	Alain Prost Niki Lauda Didier Pironi John Watson Riccardo Patrese Nelson Piquet René Arnoux Patrick Tambay Elio de Angelis Keke Rosberg Michele Alboreto	^[143]^[144]
Fewest race winners in a season	3	Giuseppe Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio, Johnnie Parsons (1950) Piero Taruffi, Troy Ruttman, Alberto Ascari (1952) Jim Clark, Graham Hill, John Surtees (1963) Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Gerhard Berger (1988) Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Daniel Ricciardo (2014) Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel (2015) Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, Carlos Sainz Jr. (2023)	^[145]
Most different race winners in consecutive races	9 (1961–1962) (1982)	Giancarlo Baghetti (1961 French Grand Prix) Wolfgang von Trips (1961 British Grand Prix) Stirling Moss (1961 German Grand Prix) Phil Hill (1961 Italian Grand Prix) Innes Ireland (1961 United States Grand Prix) Graham Hill (1962 Dutch Grand Prix) Bruce McLaren (1962 Monaco Grand Prix) Jim Clark (1962 Belgian Grand Prix) Dan Gurney (1962 French Grand Prix) Riccardo Patrese (1982 Monaco Grand Prix) John Watson (1982 Detroit Grand Prix) Nelson Piquet (1982 Canadian Grand Prix) Didier Pironi (1982 Dutch Grand Prix) Niki Lauda (1982 British Grand Prix) René Arnoux (1982 French Grand Prix) Patrick Tambay (1982 German Grand Prix) Elio de Angelis (1982 Austrian Grand Prix) Keke Rosberg (1982 Swiss Grand Prix)	^[146]
Most different race winners in consecutive races (starting from first race of the season)	7 (2012)	Jenson Button (2012 Australian Grand Prix) Fernando Alonso (2012 Malaysian Grand Prix) Nico Rosberg (2012 Chinese Grand Prix) Sebastian Vettel (2012 Bahrain Grand Prix) Pastor Maldonado (2012 Spanish Grand Prix) Mark Webber (2012 Monaco Grand Prix) Lewis Hamilton (2012 Canadian Grand Prix)	^[147]
World Champions with the fewest career wins	3	Mike Hawthorn Phil Hill	^[148]
Fewest wins in a World Championship-winning season	1	Mike Hawthorn (1958) Keke Rosberg (1982)	^[149]
Most wins in a season without becoming World Champion	10	Lewis Hamilton (2016)	^[150]
Most wins before first pole position	7	Jackie Stewart Max Verstappen	^[151]
Most wins without a pole position	4	Bruce McLaren Eddie Irvine	^[152]
Most wins without a win from pole position	8	Denny Hulme^{[N 21]}	^[153]
Most wins not starting from front row	24	Michael Schumacher	^[154]
Most wins not starting from pole position	51	Michael Schumacher	^[155]
Most wins not starting from pole position in a season	9	Max Verstappen (2022)	^[120]
Most consecutive wins from pole position	18	Max Verstappen (2022 Dutch Grand Prix – 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix)	^[156]
Wins from most different grid slots	9	Fernando Alonso (starting positions: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 11th, 15th) Max Verstappen (starting positions: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 14th)	^[157]
Wins from most different grid slots in a season	7 (2022)	Max Verstappen (starting positions: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 10th, 14th)	^[120]
Podiums
Most podium finishes with the same constructor	148	Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)	^[158]
Podium finishes with most different constructors	6	Stirling Moss (Mercedes, Maserati, Vanwall, Cooper, Lotus, BRM)	^[159]
Podiums at most different Grands Prix	36	Lewis Hamilton	^[160]
Podiums at most different circuits	35	Lewis Hamilton	^[161]
Most podiums at the same Grand Prix	13	Lewis Hamilton (British Grand Prix)	^[162]
Most podiums at the same circuit	14	Lewis Hamilton (Silverstone)	^[163]
Most podium finishes at a driver's national Grand Prix	13	Lewis Hamilton	^[164]
Most podium finishes in a driver's home country	15	Michael Schumacher	^[165]
Longest time between first and last podium finishes	20 years, 228 days	Fernando Alonso (2003 Malaysian Grand Prix – 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix)	^[166]
Longest time between successive podium finishes	7 years, 285 days	Alexander Wurz (1997 British Grand Prix – 2005 San Marino Grand Prix)	^[167]
Most races between successive podium finishes	105	Fernando Alonso (2014 Hungarian Grand Prix – 2021 Qatar Grand Prix)	^[168]
Most consecutive podium finishes (starting from debut)	9	Lewis Hamilton (2007 Australian Grand Prix – 2007 British Grand Prix)	^[124]
Most podiums in a first championship season	12	Lewis Hamilton	^[169]
Most seasons with a podium finish	17	Lewis Hamilton	^[170]
Most consecutive seasons with a podium finish	17 (ongoing)	Lewis Hamilton	^[171]
Most podium finishers in a season	18 (1982)	Alain Prost Carlos Reutemann René Arnoux John Watson Nigel Mansell Niki Lauda Keke Rosberg Riccardo Patrese Didier Pironi Gilles Villeneuve Michele Alboreto Eddie Cheever Andrea de Cesaris Nelson Piquet Patrick Tambay Elio de Angelis Jacques Laffite Mario Andretti	^[172]
Most podiums not starting from front row	72	Kimi Räikkönen	^[173]
Most second places	56	Lewis Hamilton	^[174]
Most second places without a win	8	Nick Heidfeld	^[175]
Most third places	45	Kimi Räikkönen	^[176]
Most third places without a win	8	Romain Grosjean Stefan Johansson	^[175]
Pole position
Most pole positions with the same constructor	78	Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)	^[177]
Pole positions with most different constructors	5	Stirling Moss (Mercedes, Maserati, Vanwall, Cooper, Lotus)	^[178]
Most pole positions by different Grands Prix	30	Lewis Hamilton	^[179]
Most pole positions by different circuits	32	Lewis Hamilton	^[180]
Most pole positions at a driver's national Grand Prix	7	Lewis Hamilton	^[181]
Most seasons with a pole position	16	Lewis Hamilton	^[182]
Longest time between first and last pole positions	16 years, 43 days	Lewis Hamilton (2007 Canadian Grand Prix – 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix)	^[183]
Longest time between successive pole positions	8 years, 341 days	Kimi Räikkönen (2008 French Grand Prix – 2017 Monaco Grand Prix)	^[184]
Most races between successive pole positions	168	Kimi Räikkönen (2008 French Grand Prix – 2017 Monaco Grand Prix)	^[184]
Most polesitters in a season	9 (2005)	Fernando Alonso Jenson Button Giancarlo Fisichella Nick Heidfeld Juan Pablo Montoya Kimi Räikkönen Michael Schumacher Ralf Schumacher Jarno Trulli	^[185]
Fewest pole positions with a World Championship	0	Denny Hulme (1967)^{[N 22]} Niki Lauda (1984)	^[186]
Most pole positions in first championship season	6	Lewis Hamilton (2007)	^[187]
Fewest races before first pole position	0	Giuseppe Farina (1950 British Grand Prix) Walt Faulkner (1950 Indianapolis 500) Duke Nalon (1951 Indianapolis 500) Carlos Reutemann (1972 Argentine Grand Prix) Jacques Villeneuve (1996 Australian Grand Prix)	^[188]
Most pole positions without leading a lap	3	Teo Fabi	^[60]^[189]
Most pole positions without a win	5	Chris Amon	^[26]^[189]
Most pole positions before winning a World Championship	30	Nico Rosberg	^[190]
Most pole positions without a World Championship	24	Charles Leclerc	^[190]
Fastest laps
Most fastest laps with the same constructor	54	Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)	^[191]
Fastest laps with most different constructors	6	Stirling Moss (Mercedes, Maserati, Vanwall, Cooper, Lotus, BRM)	^[192]
Most fastest laps by different Grands Prix	27	Lewis Hamilton	^[193]
Most fastest laps by different circuits	27	Lewis Hamilton	^[194]
Most fastest laps at a driver's national Grand Prix	7	Nigel Mansell	^[195]
Most seasons with a fastest lap	17	Lewis Hamilton	^[196]
Longest time between first and last fastest lap	20 years, 310 days	Fernando Alonso (2003 Canadian Grand Prix - 2024 Chinese Grand Prix)	^[197]
Longest time between consecutive fastest laps	7 years, 347 days	Giancarlo Fisichella (1997 Spanish Grand Prix - 2005 Spanish Grand Prix)	^[198]
Most races between consecutive fastest laps	132	Giancarlo Fisichella (1997 Spanish Grand Prix - 2005 Spanish Grand Prix)	^[198]
Most starts without fastest lap	161	Johnny Herbert	^[199]
Most wins with fastest lap	48	Michael Schumacher	^[200]
Most fastest laps without a win	3	Chris Amon Jean-Pierre Jarier Oscar Piastri
Points
Points finishes with most different constructors	9	Andrea de Cesaris (McLaren, Alfa Romeo, Ligier, Brabham, Rial, Dallara, Jordan, Tyrrell, Sauber)	^[201]
Longest time between first and last points finishes	21 years, 78 days	Michael Schumacher (1991 Italian Grand Prix – 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix)	^[202]
Longest time between successive points finishes	8 years, 256 days	Robert Kubica (2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – 2019 German Grand Prix)	^[203]
Most races between successive points finishes	168	Robert Kubica (2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – 2019 German Grand Prix)	^[203]
Most seasons with points finishes	20	Fernando Alonso (2003–2018, 2021–2024)
Most consecutive seasons with points finishes	18	Lewis Hamilton (2007–2024) (ongoing)	^[204]
Most points scored in first championship season	109	Lewis Hamilton	^[205]
Most points without a podium	536	Nico Hülkenberg	^[206]
Most laps completed without scoring a point	2,364	Luca Badoer	^[26]
Race starts and entries
Most entries with the same constructor	230	Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Entries with most different constructors	13	Chris Amon (Lola, Lotus, Brabham, Cooper, Ferrari, March, Matra, Tecno, Tyrrell, Amon, BRM, Ensign, Williams)
Longest time between first and last starts	23 years, 83 days	Fernando Alonso (2001 Australian Grand Prix – 2024 Monaco Grand Prix)	^[207]
Longest time between successive starts	10 years, 114 days^{[N 23]}	Jan Lammers (1982 Dutch Grand Prix – 1992 Japanese Grand Prix)	^[208]^[209]
Most races between successive starts	167	Luca Badoer (1999 Japanese Grand Prix – 2009 European Grand Prix)	^[210]
Most seasons with a start	21	Fernando Alonso (2001, 2003–2018, 2021–2024)	^[211]
Most consecutive seasons with a start	19	Rubens Barrichello (1993–2011)	^[211]
Most races not started	40	Gabriele Tarquini	^[212]^[213]
Most consecutive entries without starting	14	Claudio Langes (1990 United States Grand Prix – 1990 Spanish Grand Prix)	^[60]^[189]
Most consecutive starts without scoring points	53^{[N 24]}	Heikki Kovalainen (2010 Monaco Grand Prix – 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix)	^[214]^[215]
Finishes
Worst finishing position in a race	24th	Narain Karthikeyan (2011 European Grand Prix)	^[26]
Highest percentage of race finishes in a season	100%	Dan Gurney (1961) Graham Hill (1962) Jim Clark (1963) Richie Ginther (1964) Michael Schumacher (2002) Nick Heidfeld (2008) Kimi Räikkönen (2012) Daniel Ricciardo (2016) Lewis Hamilton (2017, 2019) Carlos Sainz Jr. (2021) Max Verstappen (2023)	^[216]
Most classified finishes	319	Fernando Alonso	^[217]
Most consecutive classified finishes	48	Lewis Hamilton (2018 British Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix)	^[218]
Most consecutive finishes from start of career	27	Esteban Ocon (2016 Belgian Grand Prix – 2017 Mexican Grand Prix)	^[219]
Most consecutive retirements	18	Andrea de Cesaris (1985 French Grand Prix – 1986 Portuguese Grand Prix)^{[N 25]}	^[220]^[221]
Most retirements in a season	14	Andrea de Cesaris (1986, 1987)	^[26]^[221]^[222]
Most retirements at one circuit	12	Andrea de Cesaris (Imola)	^[223]
Teammates
Most races	104	Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari, 2000–2005)	^[224]
Most 1–2 finishes	31	Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg (Mercedes, 2014–2016)	^[225]
Most grid front rows	44	Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg (Mercedes, 2013–2016)	^[226]
Most 1–2 finishes from front row	27	Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg (Mercedes, 2014–2016)	^[227]
Most teammates in a season	8	Howden Ganley (Williams, 1973)	^[228]
Other
Most pit stops by a driver in a race	7	Alain Prost (1993 European Grand Prix) Lance Stroll, Liam Lawson, George Russell (2023 Dutch Grand Prix)	^[229] ^[230]
Most pit stops by a winning driver in a race	6	Jenson Button (2011 Canadian Grand Prix)^{[N 26]} Max Verstappen (2023 Dutch Grand Prix)	^[74]^[231]^[232]
Most positions gained in a race	30	Jim Rathmann (1957 Indianapolis 500)^{[N 27]}	^[233]
Most overtakes in a season	95	Sergio Pérez (2023)	^[234]
Most times being overtaken in a season	70	Charles Pic (2012)	^[60]
Most driving penalties in a season	10	Pastor Maldonado (2014)	^[26]^[60]^[235]
Most grid place penalties in a race	55	Jenson Button (2015 Mexican Grand Prix)^{[N 28]}
Shortest time elapsed before earning a penalty	6 seconds	Sebastian Vettel (2006 Turkish Grand Prix)^{[N 29]}	^[26]^[60]
Shortest distance driven in career	2 m	Ernst Loof (1953 German Grand Prix)^{[N 30]}	^[26]^[235]
Youngest drive to participate in a session	17 years, 3 days	Max Verstappen (2014 Japanese Grand Prix)	^[236]
Longest distance driven in career	104,646 km	Fernando Alonso	^[237]
Most laps driven in career	20,916 laps	Fernando Alonso	^[238]
Most teams driven for in a season	5 (2022)	Nyck de Vries (Williams,^[239]^[240] Mercedes,^[241]^[242] Aston Martin,^[243] Alpine,^[244] Alpha Tauri)^[245]	^[246]
Highest average speed by winning driver	247.586 km/h	Michael Schumacher (2003 Italian Grand Prix)	^[247]
Lowest average speed by winning driver	53.583 km/h	Max Verstappen (2022 Japanese Grand Prix)	^[248]

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ The Indianapolis 500 was a round of the World Drivers' Championship 11 times (from 1950 to 1960). Drivers competing in the Indianapolis 500 during these years were credited with participation in a World Championship race and the top five finishers were credited with World Championship points.
^ Fangio entered 52 separate races and started 51 of them, but in 7 Grands Prix (1950 Italian, 1951 French, 1953 Belgian, 1953 Swiss, 1956 Argentine, 1956 Monaco and 1956 Italian) shared 5 cars (all mentioned but 1950 Italian and 1953 Belgian) with other drivers which would reduce his percentages to 41.38%.
^ Ascari entered 33 separate races and started 32 of them, but in 3 Grands Prix (1950 Italian, 1951 French and 1953 German) shared 3 drives with 1 additional car (in latter with Luigi Villoresi) which would reduce his percentages to 37.14%.
^ Some sources extend Ascari's sequence to 9 wins, including the subsequent 1953 Dutch and Belgian Grands Prix and discounting the intervening 1953 Indianapolis 500, on the basis that very few of the European drivers competed in the Indianapolis 500 when it was part of the Drivers' Championship.
^ Fangio began racing in Grands Prix in 1948 – before the first World Championship.
^ Farina began racing in Grands Prix in the 1930s – before the first World Championship.
^ Shared drive with Stirling Moss
^ A year after the victory, Renault were charged with race fixing, which led to the team's suspended disqualification; however, the original results were left in place.
^ Farina's total of 20 podiums includes both 2nd and 3rd places at the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix.
^ Brundle's first podium would have been his 7th start in 8th entries at the 1984 Detroit Grand Prix had not Tyrell been disqualified and the team's results for the season cancelled.
^ Including sprint points.
^ See talk page for supporting calculation. Autosport listed it as 998.
^ Some sources give him 50 starts, others give him 51 starts.
^ Some sources attribute the record at 148 due to some conjecture over whether it is 147 or 148 retirements for De Cesaris because he ran out of fuel and pushed his car over the line at the 1987 Belgian Grand Prix to finish third.
^ ^a ^b This includes partial seasons.
^ Alonso did not compete in the 2002 World Championship as he spent the season as Renault's test driver, so he won the World Championship in the fourth season he contested.
^ Andretti did not compete in the 1973 World Championship, so he won the World Championship in the tenth season he contested.
^ Verstappen won the 2023 World Championship at the Qatar sprint race, before racing at the Grand Prix. Sprint races do not count to the tally of this record.
^ In 2003–2009 scoring format: 104 (210 vs. 106); in 1991–2002 scoring format: 129 (204 vs. 75)
^ Excluding the 1950 World Championship.
^ All of Hulme's eight career wins were not from pole position. The only other driver to have at least five race wins not from pole position is John Watson.
^ Hulme won the 1967 World Championship without ever having scored a pole, although six years later, in 1973, Hulme racked up the solitary pole of his 112-race career.
^ The other longest gaps are Luca Badoer (9 years, 297 days), Gene Force (9 years, 0 days), Pete Lovely (8 years, 304 days), and Robert Kubica (8 years, 125 days).
^ Some sources extend it to 62, not considering the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix that Kovalainen did not start.
^ Some sources listed De Cesaris's sequence to 22 retirements, starting from the 1986 Australian Grand Prix to the 1988 Canadian Grand Prix and including the 1987 Belgian, 1987 Australian, and 1988 Canadian Grands Prix on the basis that he did not complete the races.
^ Button was given a drive-through penalty for speeding behind the safety car.
^ Rathmann started 32nd and finished 2nd at the 1957 Indianapolis 500.
^ Because of multiple engine changes.
^ Vettel recorded speeding in pit lane six seconds into his career as a Formula One driver.
^ Loof started one World Championship race at the 1953 German Grand Prix but only made it two metres off the starting grid. The 1952 and 1953 World Championships were run to Formula Two regulations; however, World Championship and Formula One are commonly referred to synonymously and are treated as such for these records. Marco Apicella, who raced a mere 800 metres (2,600 ft) at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix, is frequently referred to as having the shortest Formula One career but that is a technicality.

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[Indy-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ The Indianapolis 500 was a round of the World Drivers' Championship 11 times (from 1950 to 1960). Drivers competing in the Indianapolis 500 during these years were credited with participation in a World Championship race and the top five finishers were credited with World Championship points.

[Fangiostarts_group=N-16] Fangio entered 52 separate races and started 51 of them, but in 7 Grands Prix (1950 Italian, 1951 French, 1953 Belgian, 1953 Swiss, 1956 Argentine, 1956 Monaco and 1956 Italian) shared 5 cars (all mentioned but 1950 Italian and 1953 Belgian) with other drivers which would reduce his percentages to 41.38%.

[Ascaristarts_group=N-17] Ascari entered 33 separate races and started 32 of them, but in 3 Grands Prix (1950 Italian, 1951 French and 1953 German) shared 3 drives with 1 additional car (in latter with Luigi Villoresi) which would reduce his percentages to 37.14%.

[20] Some sources extend Ascari's sequence to 9 wins, including the subsequent 1953 Dutch and Belgian Grands Prix and discounting the intervening 1953 Indianapolis 500, on the basis that very few of the European drivers competed in the Indianapolis 500 when it was part of the Drivers' Championship.

[Fangio_group=N-23] Fangio began racing in Grands Prix in 1948 – before the first World Championship.

[Farina_group=N-24] Farina began racing in Grands Prix in the 1930s – before the first World Championship.

[28] Shared drive with Stirling Moss

[Alonso2008SPbackgrid_group=N-35] A year after the victory, Renault were charged with race fixing, which led to the team's suspended disqualification; however, the original results were left in place.

[Farina_double_podium_group=N-60] Farina's total of 20 podiums includes both 2nd and 3rd places at the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix.

[66] Brundle's first podium would have been his 7th start in 8th entries at the 1984 Detroit Grand Prix had not Tyrell been disqualified and the team's results for the season cancelled.

[83] Including sprint points.

[84] See talk page for supporting calculation. Autosport listed it as 998.

[93] Some sources give him 50 starts, others give him 51 starts.

[98] Some sources attribute the record at 148 due to some conjecture over whether it is 147 or 148 retirements for De Cesaris because he ran out of fuel and pushed his car over the line at the 1987 Belgian Grand Prix to finish third.

[Partial_seasons-122] This includes partial seasons.

[Alonso2002season_group=N-123] Alonso did not compete in the 2002 World Championship as he spent the season as Renault's test driver, so he won the World Championship in the fourth season he contested.

[Andretti1973season_group=N-125] Andretti did not compete in the 1973 World Championship, so he won the World Championship in the tenth season he contested.

[132] Verstappen won the 2023 World Championship at the Qatar sprint race, before racing at the Grand Prix. Sprint races do not count to the tally of this record.

[139] In 2003–2009 scoring format: 104 (210 vs. 106); in 1991–2002 scoring format: 129 (204 vs. 75)

[150] Excluding the 1950 World Championship.

[173] All of Hulme's eight career wins were not from pole position. The only other driver to have at least five race wins not from pole position is John Watson.

[207] Hulme won the 1967 World Championship without ever having scored a pole, although six years later, in 1973, Hulme racked up the solitary pole of his 112-race career.

[230] The other longest gaps are Luca Badoer (9 years, 297 days), Gene Force (9 years, 0 days), Pete Lovely (8 years, 304 days), and Robert Kubica (8 years, 125 days).

[237] Some sources extend it to 62, not considering the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix that Kovalainen did not start.

[244] Some sources listed De Cesaris's sequence to 22 retirements, starting from the 1986 Australian Grand Prix to the 1988 Canadian Grand Prix and including the 1987 Belgian, 1987 Australian, and 1988 Canadian Grands Prix on the basis that he did not complete the races.

[256] Button was given a drive-through penalty for speeding behind the safety car.

[259] Rathmann started 32nd and finished 2nd at the 1957 Indianapolis 500.

[263] Because of multiple engine changes.

[264] Vettel recorded speeding in pit lane six seconds into his career as a Formula One driver.

[265] Loof started one World Championship race at the 1953 German Grand Prix but only made it two metres off the starting grid. The 1952 and 1953 World Championships were run to Formula Two regulations; however, World Championship and Formula One are commonly referred to synonymously and are treated as such for these records. Marco Apicella, who raced a mere 800 metres (2,600 ft) at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix, is frequently referred to as having the shortest Formula One career but that is a technicality.

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	Driver	Total	Races
1	Jim Clark	8	1962 British Grand Prix 1963 Dutch Grand Prix 1963 French Grand Prix 1963 Mexican Grand Prix 1964 British Grand Prix 1965 South African Grand Prix 1965 French Grand Prix 1965 German Grand Prix
2	Lewis Hamilton	6	2014 Malaysian Grand Prix 2015 Italian Grand Prix 2017 Chinese Grand Prix 2017 Canadian Grand Prix 2017 British Grand Prix 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
3	Alberto Ascari	5	1952 French Grand Prix 1952 German Grand Prix 1952 Dutch Grand Prix 1953 Argentine Grand Prix 1953 British Grand Prix
	Michael Schumacher		1994 Monaco Grand Prix 1994 Canadian Grand Prix 2002 Spanish Grand Prix 2004 Australian Grand Prix 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix
	Max Verstappen		2021 Austrian Grand Prix 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2023 Spanish Grand Prix 2023 Qatar Grand Prix 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix
6	Jackie Stewart	4	1969 French Grand Prix 1971 Monaco Grand Prix 1971 French Grand Prix 1972 United States Grand Prix
	Ayrton Senna		1985 Portuguese Grand Prix 1989 Spanish Grand Prix 1990 Monaco Grand Prix 1990 Italian Grand Prix
	Nigel Mansell		1991 British Grand Prix 1992 South African Grand Prix 1992 Spanish Grand Prix 1992 British Grand Prix
	Sebastian Vettel		2011 Indian Grand Prix 2012 Japanese Grand Prix 2013 Singapore Grand Prix 2013 Korean Grand Prix
10	Nelson Piquet	3	1980 United States Grand Prix West 1981 Argentine Grand Prix 1984 Canadian Grand Prix